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May 12, 1649Died on Thursday May 13, 1649
- Jan Cornelisse Boogaerd (34), Nieuwveen
- NIKOLAUS CORNELLES (0), Würselen
- Peter Tufts I (60), Norfolk, England
Born on May 13
- 1588 » Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian († 1654)
- 1597 » Cornelis Schut, Flemish painter, draughtsman and engraver († 1655)
- 1638 » Richard Simon, French priest and scholar († 1712)
- 1699 » Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal († 1782)
- 1712 » Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician and diplomat († 1772)
- 1713 » Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist († 1765)
- 1717 » Maria Theresa, Archduchess, Queen, and Empress; Austrian wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor († 1780)
- 1730 » Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1782)
- 1735 » Horace Coignet, French violinist and composer († 1821)
- 1742 » Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen († 1798)
Died on May 13
- 1573 » Takeda Shingen, Japanese daimyō (b. 1521)
- 1619 » Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch politician (b. 1547)
- 1704 » Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and author (b. 1632)
- 1726 » Francesco Antonio Pistocchi, Italian singer (b. 1659)
- 1782 » Daniel Solander, Swedish-English botanist and phycologist (b. 1736)
- 1807 » Eliphalet Dyer, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1721)
- 1809 » Beilby Porteus, English bishop (b. 1731)
- 1832 » Georges Cuvier, French zoologist and academic (b. 1769)
- 1835 » John Nash, English architect, designed the Royal Pavilion (b. 1752)
- 1866 » Nikolai Brashman, Czech-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1796)
Names that were popular for boys in 1649
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Pieter
- John
- Petrus
- Jean
- Hendrik
- Johannes
- Jansz
- Thomas
- Van
- Jacobus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1649
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Mary
- Joanna
- Elizabeth
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Jans
- Van
- Neeltje
- Jeanne
- Catherine
- 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)
- 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 11 » The Frondeurs and the French sign the Peace of Rueil.
- June 1 » Start of the Sumuroy Revolt: Filipinos in Northern Samar led by Agustin Sumuroy revolt against Spanish colonial authorities.
- 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.