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Born on Wednesday February 3, 1649
- Abraham Maartensz van Hoogenhouck, Delft, South Holland, Netherlands († 1708)
- Anna Maria Wijnen #10, Hulsberg, Limburg, Nl († 1726)
- Anna Bellen, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
- Maria van den Heuvel, Oirschot
- Elisabeth van Reijthove, Oosterhout, Nederland
- Dymphna Joannis Joannes van Tychelt, Loenhout († 1720)
- Maria den Ruijmen, Geertruidenberg
- Anne Eelses, Nijega, Friesland, Nederland
- Anna Maria Wijnen, Hulsberg († 1726)
- Dymphna Van Tichelt, Loenhout, Hertogdom Brabant, Spaanse Nederlanden († 1720)
Died on Wednesday February 3, 1649
- Wicher Rotgers (65), Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
- Catharina Abbeels, Sint Niklaas
- Joseph Wedgwood (0), Burslem, Staffordshire, England
- Catharina Abbeels (79), Sint-Niklaas, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Johann Oltmanns (49), Heubült
- Margareta Schotteymans, Haaltert, België
- Jacob Joosten Post (16)
- Joanna Willems (2), Wemmel, Belgie
Born on February 3
- 1677 » Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect, designed the Karlova Koruna Chateau († 1723)
- 1689 » Blas de Lezo, Spanish admiral († 1741)
- 1690 » Richard Rawlinson, English minister and historian († 1755)
- 1721 » Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general († 1773)
- 1736 » Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian composer and theorist († 1809)
- 1747 » Samuel Osgood, American soldier and politician, 1st United States Postmaster General († 1813)
- 1757 » Joseph Forlenze, Italian ophthalmologist and surgeon († 1833)
- 1763 » Caroline von Wolzogen, German author († 1847)
- 1777 » John Cheyne, Scottish physician and author († 1836)
- 1790 » Gideon Mantell, English scientist († 1852)
Died on February 3
- 1468 » Johannes Gutenberg, German publisher, invented the Printing press (b. 1398)
- 1537 » Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (b. 1513)
- 1566 » George Cassander, Flemish theologian and author (b. 1513)
- 1618 » Philip II, duke of Pomerania (b. 1573)
- 1619 » Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1564)
- 1737 » Tommaso Ceva, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1648)
- 1802 » Pedro Rodríguez, Spanish statesman and economist (b. 1723)
- 1813 » Juan Bautista Cabral, Argentinian sergeant (b. 1789)
- 1820 » Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1762)
- 1832 » George Crabbe, English surgeon and poet (b. 1754)
Names that were popular for boys in 1649
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- John
- Jacob
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jean
- Johannes
- Thomas
- Hendrik
- Johann
- William
- Gerrit
- 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 20 » The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings.
- February 5 » Charles Stuart, the son of King Charles I, is declared King Charles II of England and Scotland by the Scottish Parliament.
- March 11 » The Frondeurs and the French sign the Peace of Rueil.
- 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.
- 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.