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April 2, 1647Born on Wednesday April 3, 1647
- Dirck Gerrits van der Velden, Overschie († 1686)
- Petrus Valentijns, Pulderbos
- Catharina Hermes, Montfort († 1690)
- Catharina Hermes, Montfort, Netherlands († 1690)
- Josiah Litchfield, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States († 1708)
- Ariken Aerts, Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jan BURGHGRAVE, Haasdonk († 1652)
- John Samuel Sherburne († 1718)
- Heynderick de Haes, Rotterdam
- Dirk Gerrits van Velde, Overschie († 1687)
Died on Wednesday April 3, 1647
- Hendrick Aerts BRABER
- Nelletgen HUESSEN (72), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Maria Thijmens (57)
- Mary Pike (4), Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
- Maria Aelbrecht (24), Sint-Niklaas,9100,Oost-Vlaanderen,BE
- Nn De Beuckelaer (0), Stabroek
- Gillis de Rycke (48), Haasdonk
- Jean Gouyon (67), Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
- Gillis De Rijcke (47), Haasdonk
- Marguerite de Badts (66)
Born on April 3
- 1529 » Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer († 1581)
- 1540 » Maria de' Medici, Italian noblewoman, the eldest daughter of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Eleonora di Toledo. († 1557)
- 1593 » George Herbert, English poet († 1633)
- 1639 » Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer († 1682)
- 1643 » Charles V, duke of Lorraine († 1690)
- 1682 » Valentin Rathgeber, German organist and composer († 1750)
- 1693 » George Edwards, English ornithologist and entomologist († 1773)
- 1715 » William Watson, English physician, physicist, and botanist († 1787)
- 1764 » John Abernethy, English surgeon and anatomist († 1831)
- 1769 » Christian Günther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian politician and diplomat († 1835)
Died on April 3
- 1538 » Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire (b. 1480)
- 1545 » Antonio de Guevara, Spanish chronicler and moralist (b. 1481)
- 1606 » Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1563)
- 1630 » Christopher Villiers, 1st Earl of Anglesey, English noble (b. c. 1593)
- 1680 » Shivaji, Indian emperor, founded the Maratha Empire (b. 1630)
- 1682 » Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1618)
- 1691 » Jean Petitot, French-Swiss painter (b. 1608)
- 1695 » Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Dutch painter (b. 1636)
- 1717 » Jacques Ozanam, French mathematician and academic (b. 1640)
- 1728 » James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (b. 1662)
Names that were popular for boys in 1647
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Johannes
- John
- Willem
- Jean
- Thomas
- Johann
- Hendrik
- William
- Gerrit
- Johan
Names that were popular for girls in 1647
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Mary
- Joanna
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Lijsbeth
- Margaretha
- Anne
- 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.