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Born on Monday January 17, 1628
- Maria ROMBOUTS, Tielen Belgie († 1710)
- Maria Rombouts, Tielen († 1710)
- Léonard Naessens, Tielt, Belgium († 1628)
- Andrew Meldrum, Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland († 1700)
- Cornelis Huijbrecht Cornelis Peter van der Heijden, Rijsbergen
- Andreas Verstrepen, Herentals, België
- Anna Cretsaerts, Kortenberg
- Gerardus Thijs, Bilzen (BE)
- Henri ANTOINE, MALMEDY (Géromont), Liège, Belgique († 1651)
- Jeanne Waignon, Bondues, 59 (F) († 1705)
Died on Monday January 17, 1628
- Léonard Naessens (0), Tielt, Belgium
- Anna Gerhardt (4), Großenbach, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Jan Gijsbert Gerit Beijkens (51), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Frederick Henry of the Palatinate [[Ch-Wikibio]] sss (15), Harlem
Born on January 17
- 1560 » Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist, physician, and academic († 1624)
- 1574 » Robert Fludd, English physician, astrologer, and mathematician († 1637)
- 1593 » William Backhouse, English alchemist and astrologer († 1662)
- 1600 » Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish playwright and poet († 1681)
- 1612 » Thomas Fairfax, English general and politician († 1671)
- 1640 » Jonathan Singletary Dunham, American settler († 1724)
- 1659 » Antonio Veracini, Italian violinist and composer († 1745)
- 1666 » Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist and physician († 1723)
- 1686 » Archibald Bower, Scottish historian and author († 1766)
- 1706 » Benjamin Franklin, American publisher, inventor, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania († 1790)
Died on January 17
- 1456 » Elisabeth of Lorraine-Vaudémont, French translator (b. 1395)
- 1468 » Skanderbeg, Albanian soldier and politician (b. 1405)
- 1588 » Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528)
- 1598 » Feodor I of Russia (b. 1557)
- 1617 » Fausto Veranzio, Croatian bishop and lexicographer (b. 1551)
- 1705 » John Ray, English botanist and historian (b. 1627)
- 1718 » Benjamin Church, American colonel (b. 1639)
- 1737 » Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, German architect (b. 1662)
- 1738 » Jean-François Dandrieu, French organist and composer (b. 1682)
- 1751 » Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1671)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1628
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- March 4 » The Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter.
- June 7 » The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document, is granted the Royal Assent by Charles I and becomes law.
- August 10 » The Swedish warship Vasa sinks in the Stockholm harbour after only about 20 minutes of her maiden voyage.
- August 23 » George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham, is assassinated by John Felton.
- September 6 » Puritans settle Salem which became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- October 28 » French Wars of Religion: The Siege of La Rochelle ends with the surrender of the Huguenots after fourteen months.