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Born on Sunday January 2, 1628
- Elisabeth Vermeulen, Rotselaar, 3110, België
- Johann Conrad Adam von Preysing († 1676)
- Gerrith (Geraert - Geert Aertsen) van Waarthuijsen, ,, Babyloniënbroek (Noord-Brabant), Nederland
- Cornelia de Bruijn, Niel Antwerpen (B.)
- Christianus Vermeeren, Loenhout, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Catharina Krauthoven, Meurs, Duitsland († 1671)
- Gerritje Aertsdr COIJMAN, Babylonienbroek
- Johan Koenraad Adam Vrijheer van Preysing-Lichtenegg († 1676)
- Eva Joren Peters Andries Oomen, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Ifken Jooren, Oosterhout
Died on Sunday January 2, 1628
- Guilielmus Selleslach (13), Ruisbroek, 2870, Puurs, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Adrianus Soons (48), Wijnegem
- Gerrit Maertensz BOS (16)
- Maria Johannesdr Renckens #12 (63), Nuth, Nederland
- Jacomina HONDIUS (69), Amsterdam, 4458, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Jacomina de Hondt (69), Amsterdam
- Maria Renckens (62), Nuth (Hellenbroek) (Limburg)
- Maria Johannes RENCKENS, Nuth, 2984, Limburg, Nederland
- Marichje Laurens
- Maria <Johannes> Renckens (63), Nuth, Limburg, Nederland
Born on January 2
- 1462 » Piero di Cosimo, Italian painter († 1522)
- 1509 » Henry of Stolberg, German nobleman († 1572)
- 1642 » Mehmed IV, Ottoman sultan († 1693)
- 1647 » Nathaniel Bacon, English-American rebel leader († 1676)
- 1699 » Osman III, Ottoman sultan († 1757)
- 1713 » Marie Dumesnil, French actress († 1803)
- 1727 » James Wolfe, English general († 1759)
- 1732 » František Brixi, Czech organist and composer († 1771)
- 1777 » Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptor and educator († 1857)
- 1803 » Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja, Italian mathematician and academic († 1869)
Died on January 2
- 1470 » Heinrich Reuß von Plauen, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
- 1512 » Svante Nilsson, Sweden politician (b. 1460)
- 1514 » William Smyth, English bishop and academic (b. 1460)
- 1543 » Francesco Canova da Milano, Italian composer (b. 1497)
- 1557 » Pontormo, Italian painter and educator (b. 1494)
- 1613 » Salima Sultan Begum, Empress of the Mughal Empire (b. 1539)
- 1614 » Luisa Carvajal y Mendoza, Spanish mystical poet and Catholic martyr (b. 1566)
- 1726 » Domenico Zipoli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1688)
- 1763 » John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (b. 1690)
- 1850 » Manuel de la Peña y Peña, Mexican lawyer and 20th President (1847) (b. 1789)
Names that were popular for boys in 1628
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- Pieter
- John
- Petrus
- Thomas
- Johannes
- Jean
- Willem
- William
- Johann
- Hendrik
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
Names that were popular for girls in 1628
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Jeanne
- Trijntje
- Anne
- Barbara
- Neeltje
- Catherine
- Sarah
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.