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January 28, 1628 
January 26, 1628
Born on Thursday January 27, 1628
- John PIKE, East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England († 1663)
- Jean Pincquet, Rumbeke
- Dirckjen Claese Oskamp, Meerkerk
- Jacobus Soetinck, Temse
- Dirckje Oskamp, Meerkerk
- Dirkje Claessen Oskamp
- Johannes Niklas, Dodenau, Kreis Frankenberg († 1636)
- Dirkje Claes Oskamp, Meerkerk
- Christine NAEGELEN, Sewen, 68290, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
- Adriaen Gerritsz Straver, Lopik († 1698)
Died on Thursday January 27, 1628
- Mr. Johan (Jan) van Breugel (54)
- Mariken CORNELISDR (28), Goudriaan
- julien RIBOT (27), Saint-Léonard-des-Bois, 72294, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
- Mariken Cornelisdr (28)
- Jacob Schenkenberg (6)
- René de Froulay (58)
- Adam van Jasmund Heer van Camin, Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Mariken Cornelisdr Honkoop (30), Goudriaan
- Mariken (Maerichen) Cornelisdr Honckoop (28)
- Hans Leonhardt Otto (56), Gruenhainichen, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany
Born on January 27
- 1571 » Abbas I of Persia († 1629)
- 1585 » Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter († 1634)
- 1603 » Humphrey Mackworth, English politician, lawyer and judge († 1654)
- 1603 » Sir Harbottle Grimston, 2nd Baronet, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons († 1685)
- 1621 » Thomas Willis, English physician and anatomist († 1675)
- 1662 » Richard Bentley, English scholar and theologian († 1742)
- 1663 » George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, Royal Navy admiral († 1733)
- 1687 » Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Würzburg Residence and Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers († 1753)
- 1701 » Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian († 1790)
- 1708 » Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia († 1728)
Died on January 27
- 1540 » Angela Merici, Italian educator and saint, founded the Company of St. Ursula (b. 1474)
- 1592 » Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter (b. 1538)
- 1596 » Francis Drake, English captain and explorer (b. 1540)
- 1629 » Hieronymus Praetorius, German organist and composer (b. 1560)
- 1638 » Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish author and poet (b. 1585)
- 1651 » Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1566)
- 1689 » Robert Aske, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1619)
- 1731 » Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker, invented the Piano (b. 1655)
- 1733 » Thomas Woolston, English theologian and author (b. 1669)
- 1740 » Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1692)
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
- Joanna
- Elizabeth
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Trijntje
- Jeanne
- Anne
- Barbara
- Neeltje
- Catherine
- Petronella
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 1 » Writs issued in February by Charles I of England mandate that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date.
- 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.