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July 17, 1647Born on Thursday July 18, 1647
- Berent Ockes, Noordbroek, Groningen, Nederland
- Gillis Vijt, Bazel, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Christian Molleson, Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland († 1725)
- Claertje Janse Ockerse, Bruinisse († 1671)
- Catharina Vyt, Bazel
- Abraham Cornelis Sijp, Beemster
- Sophia Heuts, Heerlen († 1673)
- Katelijne Vijt, Bazel, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Anna Solbrig, Mittweida, Deutschland
- Cornelis Jansz Kostelijk, Winkel, Noord Holland, Nederland
Died on Thursday July 18, 1647
- Mary Bidfield
- Beatrix Canterbury (53), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Lysbette De Beul (41), Sint-Niklaas (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Aert van Steenbeeck (26)
Born on July 18
- 1534 » Zacharius Ursinus, German theologian († 1583)
- 1552 » Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor († 1612)
- 1634 » Johannes Camphuys, Dutch politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies († 1695)
- 1659 » Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter († 1743)
- 1670 » Giovanni Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer († 1747)
- 1702 » Maria Clementina Sobieska, Polish noble († 1735)
- 1718 » Saverio Bettinelli, Italian poet, playwright, and critic († 1808)
- 1720 » Gilbert White, English ornithologist and ecologist († 1793)
- 1724 » Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony († 1780)
- 1750 » Frederick Adolf, duke of Östergötland († 1803)
Died on July 18
- 1566 » Bartolomé de las Casas, Spanish bishop and historian (b. 1484)
- 1591 » Jacobus Gallus, Slovenian composer (b. 1550)
- 1608 » Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1546)
- 1610 » Caravaggio, Italian painter (b. 1571)
- 1639 » Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, German general (b. 1604)
- 1650 » Robert Levinz, English Royalist, hanged in London by Parliamentary forces as a spy (b. 1615)
- 1695 » Johannes Camphuys, Dutch politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1634)
- 1698 » Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian and author (b. 1633)
- 1721 » Jean-Antoine Watteau, French painter (b. 1684)
- 1730 » François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, French general (b. 1644)
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.