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Born on Saturday January 20, 1657
- Cornelis Simons Van Geest, 's-Gravenzande († 1714)
- Christof Liesching, Urach,Schwarzwaldkreis,Wuerttemberg († 1657)
- Cornelis Sijmonsz van GEEST
- Cornelis Simonsz Geest, 's-gravenzande (zuid holland)
- CUNEGONDE Gervaise, Montreal, Quebec, Canada († 1724)
- Elisabeth ten Grootenhuijsen, Oldenzaal/Losser
- Cornelis Simonszn van Geest, Monster († 1701)
- Cornelis Sz van Geest, 's Gravenzande († 1701)
- Dirck Jansz. Coninck, Wassenaar RK († 1685)
- Cornelis Cop, Niel, 2845, Antwerpen, Belgium
Died on Saturday January 20, 1657
- Linette Adam Le Mouleneresse Lamby, Ondenval, Waimes/Weismes, 4950, Liège, Belgium
- Michael (2nd Baronet) BIDDULPH (80)
- Bernardus Vereijcken (47), Buggenum, Limburg, Nederland
- Dr. Seger Tjallis Scharlaken (41), Enkhuizen
- Jean SOURDRILLE (47), ( La Boivinière-Saint-Aubin-du-Pavoil, 49331, Maine et Loire, Pays de la Loire, France-Saint-Aubin-du-Pavoil, 49500
- Margaret Coppin (67), Kempston, Bedfordshire, England
- Simon Sijmon Warmelts Warmolts, Kropswolde
- Feije Harmens (37)
- Anne Chapman (72), Greater London, England
- James Alling (71), Kempston, Bedfordshire, England
Born on January 20
- 1569 » Heribert Rosweyde, Jesuit hagiographer († 1629)
- 1573 » Simon Marius, German astronomer and academic († 1624)
- 1586 » Johann Hermann Schein, German composer († 1630)
- 1664 » Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist († 1718)
- 1703 » Joseph-Hector Fiocco, Flemish violinist and composer († 1741)
- 1716 » Charles III of Spain († 1788)
- 1716 » Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and numismatist († 1795)
- 1732 » Richard Henry Lee, American lawyer and politician, President of the Continental Congress († 1794)
- 1741 » Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Swedish botanist and author († 1783)
- 1755 » Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet, English admiral († 1824)
Died on January 20
- 1568 » Myles Coverdale, English bishop and translator (b. 1488)
- 1612 » Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1552)
- 1663 » Isaac Ambrose, English minister and author (b. 1604)
- 1666 » Anne of Austria, Queen and regent of France (b. 1601)
- 1707 » Humphrey Hody, English scholar and theologian (b. 1659)
- 1709 » François de la Chaise, French priest (b. 1624)
- 1751 » John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665)
- 1770 » Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1722)
- 1779 » David Garrick, English actor, producer, playwright, and manager (b. 1717)
- 1810 » Benjamin Chew, American lawyer and judge (b. 1721)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1657
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- March 2 » Great Fire of Meireki: A fire in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan, caused more than 100,000 deaths; it lasted three days
- April 20 » Admiral Robert Blake destroys a Spanish silver fleet under heavy fire at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
- April 20 » Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City).
- October 30 » Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Ocho Rios.
- December 27 » The Flushing Remonstrance articulates for the first time in North American history that freedom of religion is a fundamental right.