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Born on Monday December 6, 1649
- Reijer Janse de Wijs, Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht, Nederland
- Joannes Bosch, Herentals, Antwerpen, België
- Duncan Campbell († 1700)
- Elisabeth Jorissen Joris JANSSEN, Tilburg,,Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1709)
- Jan Huijberts van Wijck, Winssen
- Maertgen van Heijningen, ,, Alphen A/D Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1658)
- Catharina Adam Peter Leijs, Kalmthout (B)
- Johannes Huibers van Wijck, Beuningen
- Maertgen Cornelisdr. van Heijningen, Alphen aan den Rijn, ZH, Nederland
- Lambertus Lambrichts, Urmond (Stein), Limburg, Nederland († 1690)
Died on Monday December 6, 1649
- James Murray (54), Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland
- Willem Jansz Tiggelaar, Oud-Beijerland
- Occo PICCARDT (3)
- Fryds Hielkes (59)
- Theet Frans' Cant (22), Enkhuizen
- Heyltgen Goortsdr Steens
- Johan de Laet (68), 's Gravenhage
- James Fraser (39)
- Heyltgen Steens
- Anna Seltzer (44), Walddorf, Calw, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Born on December 6
- 1586 » Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist († 1670)
- 1592 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle († 1676)
- 1608 » George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1670)
- 1637 » Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York († 1714)
- 1640 » Claude Fleury, French historian and author († 1723)
- 1642 » Johann Christoph Bach, German organist and composer († 1703)
- 1685 » Marie Adélaïde of Savoy († 1712)
- 1721 » Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French minister and politician († 1794)
- 1721 » James Elphinston, Scottish philologist and linguist († 1809)
- 1752 » Gabriel Duvall, American jurist and politician († 1844)
Died on December 6
- 1562 » Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter (b. 1495)
- 1616 » Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi, Moroccan writer, judge and mathematician (b. 1552)
- 1618 » Jacques Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)
- 1658 » Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (b. 1601)
- 1675 » John Lightfoot, English priest, scholar, and academic (b. 1602)
- 1686 » Eleonora Gonzaga, Queen consort of Ferdinand III (b. 1630)
- 1716 » Benedictus Buns, Dutch priest and composer (b. 1642)
- 1718 » Nicholas Rowe, English poet and playwright (b. 1674)
- 1746 » Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1665)
- 1771 » Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist (b. 1682)
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.
- March 19 » The House of Commons of England passes an act abolishing the House of Lords, declaring it "useless and dangerous to the people of England".
- May 19 » An Act of Parliament declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.
- September 2 » The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro.
- September 11 » Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison.