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Born on Sunday February 21, 1649
- Babrara Philips, Biezelinge
- Anna Heylegers, Urmond (Stein), Limburg, Nederland
- Duijfje Poort, Zaandijk
- Altien Hermens Vos, NG Kerk Vollenhove
- Claes Allerts Prins, Zoetermeer
- Cunigunda Kannen, Brachelen D
- Barbara, Biezelinge, Zeeland, Nederland
- Claes Allerts (Prins), Zoetermeer
- Barbara Philips, Biezelinge, Zeeland, Nederland
- Antonius Cornelius Theunissen Rijpers, Oud en Nieuw Gastel
Died on Sunday February 21, 1649
- Joost van der Leeuw (70), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Marie van Pruisen (70)
- Joost Jansz van der Leeuw (70), 's-Gravenhage
- Ernst Graaf van Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg (49), Homburg v.d. Höhe, Hessen
- Maria van Brandenburg (70), Bayreuth, Bayern, Germany
- Joost Jans van der Leeuw (99), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Joost Janszoon van der LEEUW (70), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Ernst Van SAYN WITTGENSTEIN-HB. (49), Homburg (DE)
- Aeltje Claasdr. Corsteman (74)
- Maria Maertens, Rotterdam
Born on February 21
- 1541 » Philipp V, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg († 1599)
- 1556 » Sethus Calvisius, German astronomer, composer, and theorist († 1615)
- 1559 » Nurhaci, Manchu emperor († 1626)
- 1609 » Raimondo Montecuccoli, Italian military commander († 1680)
- 1621 » Rebecca Nurse, Massachusetts colonist, executed as a witch († 1692)
- 1705 » Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, English admiral and politician († 1781)
- 1728 » Peter III of Russia († 1762)
- 1783 » Catharina of Württemberg († 1835)
- 1788 » Francis Ronalds, British scientist, inventor and engineer who was knighted for developing the first working electric telegraph († 1873)
- 1791 » Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist and composer († 1857)
Died on February 21
- 1513 » Pope Julius II (b. 1443)
- 1543 » Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, Somalian general (b. 1507)
- 1554 » Hieronymus Bock, German botanist and physician (b. 1498)
- 1572 » Cho Shik, Korean poet and scholar († 1501)
- 1590 » Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, English nobleman and general (b. 1528)
- 1595 » Robert Southwell, English priest and poet (b. 1561)
- 1677 » Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher and scholar (b. 1632)
- 1715 » Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore, English politician (b. 1637)
- 1730 » Pope Benedict XIII (b. 1649)
- 1821 » Georg Friedrich von Martens, German jurist and diplomat (b. 1756)
Names that were popular for boys in 1649
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- John
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jean
- Johannes
- Thomas
- Hendrik
- Johann
- Gerrit
- William
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1649
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Jeanne
- Catherine
- Trijntje
- Sarah
- Lijsbeth
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 5 » Charles Stuart, the son of King Charles I, is declared King Charles II of England and Scotland by the Scottish Parliament.
- February 19 » The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil.
- 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".
- 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.