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April 22, 1649Born on Friday April 23, 1649
- Catharina Jacobs, Temse
- Gasparus Arts, Sint Anthonis († 1720)
- Magdalena Van Goethem, Stekene († 1703)
- Marie BLONDEAU, Esvres-sur-Indre, 37320, France († 1693)
- Jorden Reijnts Hoegen, Hengelo, Gelderland, Nederland
- Barbara Schmitt, Bekond, Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
- Gerrit van Achthoven, Leiden
- helena Vittee (Vittu), den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1712)
- Karel Hendrik Graaf van Waldburg-Capustigall († 1718)
- Teunis Ariens Duijster, Brakel
Died on Friday April 23, 1649
- Wybe Aebes (64)
- Willem Heij, Utrecht
- Lijdia Jansdr., Ooltgensplaat
- Lydia Jans (64), Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- lijdia jansdr, ooltgensplaat (goeree overflakkee)
- Thomas Nijst (38), Maastricht
- Wybe Aebes (54)
- Jan Joosten Baeten
- Nicolas VALLEE (42), Bruz, 35170, France
- Willem Heij, Utrecht
Born on April 23
- 1512 » Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel, Chancellor of the University of Oxford († 1580)
- 1516 » Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist († 1571)
- 1598 » Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral († 1653)
- 1621 » William Penn, English admiral and politician († 1670)
- 1628 » Johannes Hudde, Dutch mathematician and politician († 1704)
- 1661 » Issachar Berend Lehmann, German-Jewish banker, merchant and diplomat († 1730)
- 1715 » Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer and conductor († 1797)
- 1720 » Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi and author († 1797)
- 1744 » Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön († 1770)
- 1748 » Félix Vicq-d'Azyr, French physician and anatomist († 1794)
Died on April 23
- 1554 » Gaspara Stampa, Italian poet (b. 1523)
- 1605 » Boris Godunov, Russian ruler (b. 1551)
- 1616 » William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet (b. 1564)
- 1625 » Maurice, Prince of Orange (b. 1567)
- 1695 » Henry Vaughan, Welsh poet and author (b. 1621)
- 1702 » Margaret Fell, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (b. 1614)
- 1781 » James Abercrombie, Scottish general and politician (b. 1706)
- 1784 » Solomon I of Imereti (b. 1735)
- 1792 » Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, German theologian and author (b. 1741)
- 1794 » Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French lawyer and politician (b. 1721)
Names that were popular for boys in 1649
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- John
- Jacob
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jean
- Johannes
- Thomas
- Hendrik
- William
- Johann
- Gerrit
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1649
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Jeanne
- Catherine
- Sarah
- Trijntje
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1649
- Stadhouder Prins Willem II (Huis van Oranje) was from 1647 till 1650 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 4 » English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial.
- January 20 » The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings.
- June 1 » Start of the Sumuroy Revolt: Filipinos in Northern Samar led by Agustin Sumuroy revolt against Spanish colonial authorities.
- September 11 » Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison.
- October 11 » Cromwell's New Model Army Sacks Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians.
- October 19 » New Ross town in Ireland surrenders to Oliver Cromwell.