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March 17, 1649Born on Thursday March 18, 1649
- Elizabeth Scudder, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States († 1706)
- Jan Reyers alias Jan Willemsz. van Lutterveld, Lienden († 1731)
- Driesje Gerrits, Nunspeet
- Anna Affhüppe, Warendorf,,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany
- Gerrit Wassinck, Vorden
- Arnoldus Stercken, Helden,, Limburg, Nederland
- Heinrich Schnebli, Affoltern am Albis, Zürich (Svizzera) († 1709)
- Jan Willems Haas de, Lienden, Gelderland, Nederland († 1720)
- Adrianus Rogiers, Lembeke, OVL.BE († 1693)
- Hannah Lewis * 1st, Farmington, Hartford County, United States of America († 1725)
Died on Thursday March 18, 1649
- Catelijntje Cornelisse Moerman (ZLD) (54), Kats, Zeeland, Nederland
- Pieter Jans de Raedt (65), Charlois
- Judoca Van Strydonck (40), Bazel, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Otto van Speulde, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Josina Van Strijdonck (40), Bazel
- Maartje Bastiaansdr van der van der Hoek (47), Nieuw Beijerland
- Judoca Van Strijdonck (40), Bazel
- Pieter Jansz. de Raedt (65), Charlois
- Judoca Josina Van Strijdonck (40), Kruibeke (Bazel), Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Catelijntje Cornelisse Moerman (54), Kats, Zeeland, Nederland
Born on March 18
- 1578 » Adam Elsheimer, German painter († 1610)
- 1590 » Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet († 1649)
- 1597 » Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière, French religious leader, founded the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal († 1659)
- 1603 » Simon Bradstreet, English colonial magistrate († 1697)
- 1609 » Frederick III of Denmark († 1670)
- 1634 » Madame de La Fayette, French author († 1693)
- 1640 » Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer († 1719)
- 1657 » Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian organist and composer († 1743)
- 1690 » Christian Goldbach, Prussian-German mathematician and academic († 1764)
- 1701 » Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Swedish East India Company († 1776)
Died on March 18
- 1582 » Juan Jauregui, attempted assassin of William I of Orange (b. 1562)
- 1675 » Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (b. 1606)
- 1689 » John Dixwell, English soldier and politician (b. 1607)
- 1745 » Robert Walpole, English scholar and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1676)
- 1768 » Laurence Sterne, Irish novelist and clergyman (b. 1713)
- 1781 » Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1727)
- 1823 » Jean-Baptiste Bréval, French cellist and composer (b. 1753)
- 1835 » Christian Günther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian politician and diplomat (b. 1769)
- 1845 » Johnny Appleseed, American gardener and missionary (b. 1774)
- 1871 » Augustus De Morgan, Indian-English mathematician and academic (b. 1806)
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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 20 » The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings.
- February 19 » The Second Battle of Guararapes takes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil.
- 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.
- October 11 » Cromwell's New Model Army Sacks Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians.