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April 3, 1649Born on Sunday April 4, 1649
- Gerbrant Vanschouw, New Amsterdam,, New York, UNITED STATES († 1703)
- Adriaen Priemers, Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriaantje Mugh, Zwijndrecht
- Bartholomeus Aeigdiuszn Meurs Rademakers, Riethoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1700)
- Cornelius Lemmens, Wuustwezel, 2990, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1715)
- Cornelis Claes Dekker, Scherpenisse gem. Tholen Zld. NL
- Gerbrant Claesen, New Amsterdam,, New York, UNITED STATES († 1704)
- Johannes Teunisz Hogenhuijs, Maasland
- Cornelis Goyaerts van Opstal, Gilze, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1693)
- Anna Hudde, Amsterdam
Died on Sunday April 4, 1649
- Gerrit Fransz Dijckxhoorn (39), Hof van Delft
- Susanna Lammens (56), Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Gerrit Fransz Dijckxhoorn (39), Hof van Delft
- Gent. Richard Thompson, Burgess (42), Maryland, then North Carolina, American Colony
- Ariaentje Jacobsdr
- Richard Allan Thompson (42), Kigwahtan, Northumberland, Virginia
- Erdmann Gideon von Anhalt-Bernburg (17), Bernburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland
- Erdmann Gideon (17), Bernburg
- Richard Thompson (36), Heathsville, Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial America
- Joanna Dhaenens (4), Adegem (B)
Born on April 4
- 1572 » William Strachey, English author († 1621)
- 1586 » Richard Saltonstall, English diplomat († 1661)
- 1593 » Edward Nicholas, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department († 1669)
- 1640 » Gaspar Sanz, Spanish guitarist, composer, and priest († 1710)
- 1646 » Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist († 1715)
- 1648 » Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor († 1721)
- 1676 » Giuseppe Maria Orlandini, Italian composer († 1760)
- 1688 » Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer and cartographer († 1768)
- 1718 » Benjamin Kennicott, English theologian and scholar († 1783)
- 1752 » Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, Italian composer († 1837)
Died on April 4
- 1536 » Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1460)
- 1538 » Elena Glinskaya, Grand Princess and regent of Russia
- 1588 » Frederick II, king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1534)
- 1596 » Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (b. 1533)
- 1609 » Carolus Clusius, Flemish botanist, mycologist, and academic (b. 1526)
- 1617 » John Napier, Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1550)
- 1643 » Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1583)
- 1661 » Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, Scottish field marshal (b. 1580)
- 1743 » Daniel Neal, English historian and author (b. 1678)
- 1761 » Théodore Gardelle, Swiss painter (b. 1722)
Names that were popular for boys in 1649
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- John
- Jacob
- 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
- 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.
- February 5 » Charles Stuart, the son of King Charles I, is declared King Charles II of England and Scotland by the Scottish Parliament.
- 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.
- 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.