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Born on Thursday December 16, 1649
- Geertgen Jacobs, Scherpenzeel
- Jacobus VERMEERSCH, Moerkerke-West Vlaanderen (B) († 1695)
- Guillaume Jacques Nicolas D'ERPENT, Namur,5000,Namen,Wallonië,BELGIË
- Barbe Suzanna WILSENS
- Anna DELAERE, Izegem, 36008, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1719)
- Annighje Andriesse van Dussenbroek, Utrecht († 1740)
- Aries Willemse, Rhenen (Utrecht)
- Gerrit Jansz, Utrecht
- Eelk Jolles (Jelles), Heerenveen,Fr.,NL
- Henning Christoph von der Schulenburg († 1683)
Died on Thursday December 16, 1649
- Henry (Harrie) Howell (60), Brighton, Sussex, England
- Jérôme van Caverson (79), Bruxelles, Belgique
- Maijke Jacobs, Werkendam
- Hubert van Emmenes
- Domus Aertsz de Coninck (59), Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Maijke Jacobsdr (39)
- Walraven Pietersz van Brederode
- Dorothea Ingold, Straatsburg,67000,Bas-Rhin,Grand-Est,France
- Amalia van Kinschot (56), 's Gravenhage
- Jacob Jansz Groot (45), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, NL
Born on December 16
- 1582 » Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey († 1642)
- 1584 » John Selden, English jurist and scholar († 1654)
- 1585 » Livia della Rovere, Italian noble († 1641)
- 1605 » Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland, English diplomat († 1663)
- 1614 » Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg († 1674)
- 1630 » Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort, British botanist († 1715)
- 1714 » George Whitefield, English Anglican priest († 1770)
- 1716 » Louis Jules Mancini Mazarini, French poet and diplomat († 1798)
- 1717 » Elizabeth Carter, English poet and scholar († 1806)
- 1730 » Diego Silang, Filipino revolutionary leader († 1763)
Died on December 16
- 1515 » Afonso de Albuquerque, Portuguese admiral and politician, 3rd Viceroy of Portuguese India (b. 1453)
- 1558 » Thomas Cheney, English diplomat and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
- 1583 » Ivan Fyodorov, Russian printer
- 1594 » Allison Balfour, Scottish witch
- 1598 » Yi Sun-sin, Korean general (b. 1545)
- 1669 » Nathaniel Fiennes, English soldier and politician (b. 1608)
- 1687 » William Petty, English economist and philosopher (b. 1623)
- 1751 » Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (b. 1700)
- 1774 » François Quesnay, French economist, physician, and philosopher (b. 1694)
- 1783 » Johann Adolph Hasse, German composer and educator (b. 1699)
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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.
- February 19 » The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil.
- 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.