Pieter van den Broecke
(1585-1640)

Dutch cloth merchant in the service of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) – Pieter van den Broecke was born in Antwerp (Municipality in the province of Antwerp, Belgium) on February 25th, 1585 and died in Strait of Malacca (Strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra, linking the Singapore Strait and the Southern China Sea, to the south-east, with the Andaman Sea bordering the Indian Ocean, to the north-west) on December 1st, 1640 at the age of 55. Today Pieter van den Broecke would be 439 years old.

Age

how old was Pieter van den Broecke when he died?

Pieter van den Broecke died in 1640 at the age of 55.

Biographical data

Birthday	February 25th, 1585 (Monday)
Place of Birth	Antwerp Municipality in the province of Antwerp, Belgium
Death Date	December 1st, 1640 (Saturday)
Death place	Strait of Malacca Strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra, linking the Singapore Strait and the Southern China Sea, to the south-east, with the Andaman Sea bordering the Indian Ocean, to the north-west
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Pisces (The Fish) ♓
Chinese Zodiac	Rooster 雞

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Pieter van den Broecke

Birthday

When was Pieter van den Broecke born?

Pieter van den Broecke was born on February 25th, 1585.

Death

When did Pieter van den Broecke die?

Pieter van den Broecke died on December 1st, 1640 at the age of 55 in Strait of Malacca (Strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra, linking the Singapore Strait and the Southern China Sea, to the south-east, with the Andaman Sea bordering the Indian Ocean, to the north-west). Today Pieter van den Broecke would be 439 years old.

Place of Birth

Where was Pieter van den Broecke born?

Antwerp (Municipality in the province of Antwerp, Belgium).

Death place

Where did Pieter van den Broecke die?

Strait of Malacca (Strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra, linking the Singapore Strait and the Southern China Sea, to the south-east, with the Andaman Sea bordering the Indian Ocean, to the north-west).

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