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Born on Wednesday February 4, 1626
- Petrus Van Elsrack, Hasselt
- Petra Pijls, Schinnen, Limburg, Nederland
- Nicolas GRIVELAT, Droupt-Sainte-Marie, 10132, Aube, Champagne-Ardenne, France († 1692)
- Joannes Van De Zande, Geel,Liesel
- Laurentius De Smet, Rossem
- Cornelia Van Immerseel, Lier
- Cornelis Sijmens de Wilde, Zoetermeer
- Miriam Haslewood, Worfield, Shropshire, England († 1690)
- Agnes Tompson alias Hunt, Church of England, Burbage, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
- John WOOD, Walsall
Died on Wednesday February 4, 1626
- Dye Hettes Domna (66)
- Daniël Frans Coolen, Asten
- Peterke Aerts Toniss (Peerke Ariens) Leempoel
- Huybrecht Peeter Crinckels (76), Groot Zundert, Noord-Brabant, NL
- Daniel Frans Coolen
- Jeronyma Jerningham (76), England
- Mary Gerryts (51), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Dye Hettes Domna (71), Weidum, Littenseradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Elizabetha Cuijtens (50), Zemst,,Provincie Vlaams-Brabant,Flanders,Belgiâ´
- Guillaume Mabille (61), Tourouvre, Chartres, Perche, France
Born on February 4
- 1495 » Francesco II Sforza, Duke of Milan († 1535)
- 1495 » Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller († 1568)
- 1505 » Mikołaj Rej, Polish poet and author († 1580)
- 1575 » Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and theologian, founded the French school of spirituality († 1629)
- 1646 » Hans Erasmus Aßmann, German poet and politician († 1699)
- 1676 » Giacomo Facco, Italian violinist and composer († 1753)
- 1677 » Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer († 1731)
- 1688 » Pierre de Marivaux, French author and playwright († 1763)
- 1725 » Dru Drury, English entomologist and author († 1804)
- 1740 » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer († 1795)
Died on February 4
- 1498 » Antonio del Pollaiolo, Italian artist (b. 1429/1433)
- 1505 » Jeanne de Valois, daughter of Louis XI of France (b. 1464)
- 1508 » Conrad Celtes, German poet and scholar (b. 1459)
- 1555 » John Rogers, English clergyman and translator (b. 1505)
- 1590 » Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1517)
- 1615 » Giambattista della Porta, Italian playwright and scholar (b. 1535)
- 1617 » Lodewijk Elzevir, Dutch publisher, co-founded the House of Elzevir (b. 1546)
- 1713 » Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English philosopher and politician (b. 1671)
- 1774 » Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701)
- 1781 » Josef Mysliveček, Czech composer (b. 1737)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1626
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 27 » Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after leading the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci.
- May 4 » Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the See Meeuw.
- May 24 » Peter Minuit buys Manhattan.
- November 18 » The new St Peter's Basilica is consecrated.