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May 16, 1647Born on Friday May 17, 1647
- Elizabeth (Jedediah Allen) Howland, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts († 1733)
- Jan Willem Stoffels, Wuustwezel (B)
- Dionijsius Adriaen van Iersel, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- , La Rochelle, Aunis, France († 1710)
- Anna VAN LATHEM, Gooik, 23024, Vlaams-Brabant, België († 1745)
- VN Georg († 1647)
- Isabelle-Élisabeth Doucinet, Notre-Dame de la Cogne, La Rochelle, Charente Maritime, France († 1710)
- Bédard Brousseau dit Laverdure, Temple de la Villeneuve, La Rochelle, France († 1710)
- Dionisius van Iersel, Tilburg
- Dionisius van Iersel
Died on Friday May 17, 1647
- Cornelis Arienssen Soetman (65)
- Anthonia Dirksdr Noort van (77), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Cornelis Leenderts Pijl (64)
- Jan Claes
- Maria Decendre, Bovekerke,8680,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Cornelis Ariensz Soetman (64)
- Hendrik Jopsz. (62), Ammerstol
- Teunis Hermansz Vroon (33)
- Cornelis Leendertzn. Pijl (64)
- Hervé DUPONT (24), Gévezé, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Born on May 17
- 1551 » Martin Delrio, Belgian occultist and theologian († 1601)
- 1568 » Anna Vasa of Sweden, Swedish princess († 1625)
- 1610 » Stefano della Bella, Italian engraver and etcher († 1664)
- 1628 » Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria († 1662)
- 1636 » Edward Colman, English Catholic courtier under Charles II († 1678)
- 1682 » Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate († 1722)
- 1698 » Gio Nicola Buhagiar, Maltese painter († 1752)
- 1706 » Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian († 1780)
- 1718 » Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department († 1778)
- 1732 » Francesco Pasquale Ricci, Italian violinist and composer († 1817)
Died on May 17
- 1546 » Philipp von Hutten, German explorer (b. 1511)
- 1551 » Shin Saimdang, South Korean poet and calligraphist (b. 1504)
- 1558 » Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Portuguese poet (b. 1485)
- 1575 » Matthew Parker, English archbishop and academic (b. 1504)
- 1606 » False Dmitriy I, pretender to the Russian throne (b. 1582)
- 1607 » Anna d'Este, French princess (b. 1531)
- 1626 » Joan Pau Pujol, Catalan organist and composer (b. 1570)
- 1643 » Giovanni Picchi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1571)
- 1727 » Catherine I of Russia (b. 1684)
- 1729 » Samuel Clarke, English clergyman and philosopher (b. 1675)
Names that were popular for boys in 1647
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Johannes
- John
- Willem
- Jean
- Thomas
- Johann
- William
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- Johan
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.