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Born on Tuesday January 29, 1647
- Regula Zwingli, Starkenbach, Alt St. Johann, St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Unico Ripperda tot Weldam en Olidam († 1709)
- Unico Ripperda van Weldam en Olidam († 1709)
- Unico Baron Ripperda Heer van Weldam († 1709)
- Adrianus van Steen, Sprundel,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
- Joseph Preston, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States († 1733)
- Petrus Stijffs
- Samson Smets, Tienen
- Hendrik Jan Jan de Crom, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, NL
- Adrianus Johanneszoon van Steen
Died on Tuesday January 29, 1647
- Alice Dunster (5), Baleholt, Lancashire, England
- Rudolf Vrijheer Paradeiser (47)
- Maritgen van Foreest (62)
- Maritgen Dirksdr van Foreest (62)
- Francis Mortimore (65), Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
- Anthonis Cornelisz Grootenboer (63)
- Pierre Dozij (47)
- Jan Jacobsz. van Hoogenhouck (37), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Marritje van Foreest (72), Alkmaar, N.H
- Luc Godart, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
Born on January 29
- 1584 » Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange († 1647)
- 1591 » Franciscus Junius, pioneer of Germanic philology († 1677)
- 1602 » Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg († 1651)
- 1632 » Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic († 1703)
- 1650 » Juan de Galavís, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop of Santo Domingo and Bogotá († 1739)
- 1688 » Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian († 1772)
- 1711 » Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer († 1788)
- 1715 » Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian organist and composer († 1777)
- 1717 » Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada († 1797)
- 1718 » Paul Rabaut, French pastor († 1794)
Died on January 29
- 1465 » Louis, Duke of Savoy (b. 1413)
- 1597 » Elias Ammerbach, German organist and composer (b. 1530)
- 1608 » Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)
- 1647 » Francis Meres, English priest and author (b. 1565)
- 1678 » Jerónimo Lobo, Portuguese missionary and author (b. 1593)
- 1706 » Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)
- 1737 » George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish-English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1666)
- 1743 » André-Hercule de Fleury, French cardinal (b. 1653)
- 1763 » Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692)
- 1820 » George III of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)
Names that were popular for boys in 1647
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Johannes
- John
- Willem
- Jean
- Thomas
- Johann
- William
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1647
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Mary
- Joanna
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Lijsbeth
- Anne
- Margaretha
- Sarah
- Grietje
- Jeanne
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1647
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- Stadhouder Prins Willem II (Huis van Oranje) was from 1647 till 1650 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- March 14 » Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.
- August 8 » The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill: English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.