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Born on Monday August 20, 1646
- Mechtildis Jans, Holt-Bilzen
- Sebastian Fridag, Greetsiel, Hannover, Pruissen
- Ebenezer Hyatt Jones, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten († 1720)
- Sebastiaan van Freytag, Grietsiel, Nedersaksen († 1691)
- Mechtildis Jans, Holt-Bilzen
- Gertrudis Doll, Bilzen
- Johan Jurjens (Jan) van der Leij, Rinsumageest, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1709)
- Clara van der Saen, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jan Heijndricksz. Calisvaer, Vlaardingen
- Willebrordus Eijmert Rutten, Gemonde, Sint-Michielsgestel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Monday August 20, 1646
- Thonijs Hilbrands (36), Enkhuizen
- Thonys Hil(le)brands (36), Enkhuizen
- Noël Lambert de STEMBERT
- Marie HERBOUILLE
- Thonys Hil(l)ebrands (36), Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Thonys Hil(le)brands (36), Enkhuizen WKerkN429
- William Champion (38), Virginia, United States
- Isabella Carafa
- Suzanne POUVREAU (71)
- Catharina Van Vlasselaer (51), Betekom, Brabant, Belgium
Born on August 20
- 1517 » Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French cardinal and art collector († 1586)
- 1561 » Jacopo Peri, Italian singer and composer († 1633)
- 1625 » Thomas Corneille, French playwright and philologist († 1709)
- 1632 » Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and academic († 1704)
- 1659 » Henry Every, English pirate († 1696)
- 1710 » Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic († 1761)
- 1719 » Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator († 1783)
- 1720 » Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer († 1785)
- 1778 » Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile († 1842)
- 1779 » Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic († 1848)
Died on August 20
- 1580 » Jerónimo Osório, Portuguese historian and author (b. 1506)
- 1611 » Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish priest and composer (b. 1548)
- 1639 » Martin Opitz, German poet and hymnwriter (b. 1597)
- 1648 » Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1583)
- 1651 » Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Polish nobleman (b. 1612)
- 1672 » Cornelis de Witt, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1623)
- 1672 » Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (b. 1625)
- 1680 » William Bedloe, English spy (b. 1650)
- 1701 » Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1639)
- 1707 » Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1646
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 16 » Battle of Torrington, Devon: The last major battle of the first English Civil War.