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March 7, 1647Born on Friday March 8, 1647
- Johan Aertsz De Cocq van Alem, Bokhoven,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1728)
- Margaretha Delff, Delft († 1715)
- Matiana Ruis de Esparza, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico
- Balthasius Baltus, Aubel, Duché de Limbourg, Pays-Bas espagnol (Belgique actuelle)
- Helena van Hecke, Elversele († 1723)
- Johannes Aerts De Cocq van Alem († 1728)
- Jacoba de Scheppere, Oedelem, West-Vlaanderen, België
- ANNA AGNES VAN LENT, ELVERSELE,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE († 1684)
- Johannes Aerts de Cocq van Alem, Maasdriel, Gelderland, Nederland († 1728)
- Melchoir Grosse-Osterholt, Borghorst-Ostendorf Westfalen, Germany († 1681)
Died on Friday March 8, 1647
- Adriaen Cornelisz. van der Lelij (37), Maassluis
- Petrus Goethals (62), Kluizen (B)
- Adriaen Cornelisz van der Lely (37), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Neelke Lauweris (64), Waarde
- Neeltje Lauwerijs (64), Waarde, Zeeland, Nederland
- Gijsbertge Christoffels, Utrecht
- Pieter Engelse Westveer (31), Waarde, Zeeland, Nederland
- Marguerite MAROLLE (66), Chailland, 53420, Mayenne, Pays de la Loire
- Neeltje Lauwerijs (64), Waarde
- Gijsbertgen Stoffels (77), Utrecht
Born on March 8
- 1518 » Sidonie of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg († 1575)
- 1550 » William Drury, English politician († 1590)
- 1566 » Carlo Gesualdo, Italian lute player and composer († 1613)
- 1658 » Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor, British Baron († 1730)
- 1712 » John Fothergill, English physician and botanist († 1780)
- 1714 » Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German pianist and composer († 1788)
- 1726 » Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician, Treasurer of the Navy († 1799)
- 1746 » André Michaux, French botanist and explorer († 1802)
- 1748 » William V, Prince of Orange († 1806)
- 1761 » Jan Potocki, Polish ethnologist, historian, linguist, and author († 1815)
Died on March 8
- 1466 » Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan (b. 1401)
- 1550 » John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (b. 1495)
- 1619 » Veit Bach, German baker and miller (b. 1550)
- 1641 » Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer and explorer (b. 1587)
- 1702 » William III of England (b. 1650)
- 1717 » Abraham Darby I, English blacksmith (b. 1678)
- 1723 » Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St. Paul's Cathedral (b. 1632)
- 1731 » Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1688)
- 1771 » Louis August le Clerc, French-Danish sculptor and academic (b. 1688)
- 1819 » Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1739)
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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.