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May 7, 1647Born on Wednesday May 8, 1647
- Cornelis Cornelis Hogervorst, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Simon Jansz Ende van den, Zoetermeer
- Maria Catterina Barbier, Aspremont, Alpes Maritimes, France († 1715)
- Petrus Gielen, Schinnen († 1722)
- Isabella Anthoniusdr, Hilvarenbeek
- Henri Libert Schroots, Tongres
- Johannes Bybau, Aardenburg,Gemeente Sluis,Zeeland,Netherlands († 1712)
- Willem Engelen, Leende
- Elisabeth RENIERS, Bertem,3060,Vlaams-Brabant,Vlaanderen,BELGIË († 1728)
- Guilielmus Laurens, Malderen
Died on Wednesday May 8, 1647
- Petrus, Jacobus De Vos (67), Sijsele,8340,Damme,West Vlaanderen,Vlaanderen,België
- Gerrit Jacobz Hillenaar (58), Wassenaar
- Gerrit Jacobsz Hillenaar (58), Wassenaar
- Pieter Jacobus de Vos (67), Sijsele (B)
- Petrus De Vos (67), Sijsele, België
- Folke Lübben (50), Weiert
- Petrus Devos (De Vos) (67), Sijsele
- Elisabeth de Druckere, Sint Niklaas
- Frans Gerritsz. (9), Delft
- Gaspar Gonçalves, Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brasil
Born on May 8
- 1587 » Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy († 1637)
- 1622 » Claes Rålamb, Swedish politician († 1698)
- 1628 » Angelo Italia, Sicilian Jesuit and architect († 1700)
- 1629 » Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral († 1697)
- 1632 » Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and politician († 1706)
- 1639 » Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Italian artist († 1709)
- 1641 » Nicolaes Witsen, Mayor of Amsterdam, Netherlands († 1717)
- 1653 » Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence († 1734)
- 1670 » Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire († 1726)
- 1698 » Henry Baker, English naturalist († 1774)
Died on May 8
- 1538 » Edward Foxe, English bishop and academic (b. 1496)
- 1551 » Barbara Radziwiłł, queen of Poland (b. 1520)
- 1668 » Catherine of St. Augustine, French-Canadian nun and saint (b. 1632)
- 1766 » Samuel Chandler, English minister and author (b. 1693)
- 1773 » Ali Bey al-Kabir, Egyptian sultan (b. 1728)
- 1781 » Richard Jago, English priest and poet (b. 1715)
- 1782 » Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699)
- 1785 » Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1719)
- 1785 » Pietro Longhi, Italian painter (b. 1701)
- 1788 » Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723)
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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.