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Born on Thursday February 3, 1628
- Mary Ann Herman, England († 1720)
- Jeremias LÖTZSCH, Walthersdorf, Annaberg († 1703)
- Maria De Meersman, Moorsel
- Jan Teunisse, Lopik
- Gertrudis Knops, Geleen,, Limburg, Nederland
- Lambert Collette, Ensival, België
- Wolter Reynersz, Zwolle
- Anna Jan Adriaen Smidt, Wuustwezel (B)
- Lijsbeth Dircx, Delft († 1688)
- Catharina Jennis, Heist-op-den-Berg
Died on Thursday February 3, 1628
- Jan Laureys de Cort
- Michiel van CAULILLE
- Ellen Hey (35)
- Anna Romeyns, Sluis,Gemeente Sluis,Zeeland,Netherlands
- Barbara Roose, Stekene
- Petrus STEGHMAN, Straelen,Nordrhein Westfalen,DEUTSCHLAND
- Jenneken Daniel Jans de Bresser
- Joris Geens, Meliskerke, Zeeland, Nederland
- Ellen Hey 10 (34), West Derby, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
- Dirkje Claesdochter OSKAMP (0), Meerkerk
Born on February 3
- 1504 » Scipione Rebiba, Italian cardinal († 1577)
- 1677 » Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect, designed the Karlova Koruna Chateau († 1723)
- 1689 » Blas de Lezo, Spanish admiral († 1741)
- 1690 » Richard Rawlinson, English minister and historian († 1755)
- 1721 » Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general († 1773)
- 1736 » Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian composer and theorist († 1809)
- 1747 » Samuel Osgood, American soldier and politician, 1st United States Postmaster General († 1813)
- 1757 » Joseph Forlenze, Italian ophthalmologist and surgeon († 1833)
- 1763 » Caroline von Wolzogen, German author († 1847)
- 1777 » John Cheyne, Scottish physician and author († 1836)
Died on February 3
- 1451 » Murad II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1404)
- 1468 » Johannes Gutenberg, German publisher, invented the Printing press (b. 1398)
- 1537 » Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (b. 1513)
- 1566 » George Cassander, Flemish theologian and author (b. 1513)
- 1618 » Philip II, duke of Pomerania (b. 1573)
- 1619 » Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1564)
- 1737 » Tommaso Ceva, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1648)
- 1802 » Pedro Rodríguez, Spanish statesman and economist (b. 1723)
- 1813 » Juan Bautista Cabral, Argentinian sergeant (b. 1789)
- 1820 » Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1762)
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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 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.
- 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.