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- MARTINUS DE PAUW, SINT-GILLIS-DENDERMONDE,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE († 1667)
- Joris Knop, Haaften, Nederland
- Menje Geepkes (Heepkes), Nieuw-Scheemda († 1695)
- Pierre Proost
- (o) Reuter, Beddelhausen, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1632)
- Clara Lobbrecht, Bazel, Kruibeke, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Hans Jurjens Homans, Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands
- Herman Ipes, Midwolda (hervormd)
- Robertus Honoré, Lendelede († 1657)
- Adrianus van den Broeck*, Olen (B) (B) († 1690)
Died on Thursday March 9, 1628
- Grace Elizabeth Lady Boithes (70), Holdsworth, Yorkshire, England
- Edmund Quincy (68), Lilford, Northamptonshire, England
- Maria VON SCHÖNBURG-WALDENBURG (62), Greiz, Thüringen, Germany
- Edmund Chauncey Quincy Quincey (68), Lilford, Northamptonshire, England
- Sara Loys
- Edmund Quincy 10TH GG (68), Lilford, Northamptonshire, England
- Petrus Honoré (18)
- Sarah (38), Ipswitch, Suffolk, England
- Marie von Schönburg-Waldenburg (62), Greiz, Reuss-Aeltere-Linie, Thuringia
- Maria von Schönburg-Waldenburg (62), Greiz
Born on March 9
- 1454 » Amerigo Vespucci, Italian cartographer and explorer († 1512)
- 1564 » David Fabricius, German theologian, cartographer and astronomer († 1617)
- 1568 » Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian saint († 1591)
- 1662 » Franz Anton von Sporck, German noble († 1738)
- 1697 » Friederike Caroline Neuber, German actress († 1760)
- 1737 » Josef Mysliveček, Czech violinist and composer († 1781)
- 1749 » Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, French journalist and politician († 1791)
- 1753 » Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general († 1800)
- 1758 » Franz Joseph Gall, German neuroanatomist and physiologist († 1828)
- 1763 » William Cobbett, English journalist and author († 1835)
Died on March 9
- 1440 » Frances of Rome, Italian nun and saint (b. 1384)
- 1444 » Leonardo Bruni, Italian humanist (b. c.1370)
- 1463 » Catherine of Bologna, Italian nun and saint († 1463)
- 1566 » David Rizzio, Italian-Scottish courtier and politician (b. 1533).
- 1649 » Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier and politician (b. 1590)
- 1649 » James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish soldier and politician, (b. 1606)
- 1661 » Cardinal Mazarin, Italian-French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1602)
- 1709 » Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English courtier and politician (b. 1638)
- 1808 » Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect (b. 1739)
- 1810 » Ozias Humphry, English painter and academic (b. 1742)
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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.
- 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.
- October 28 » French Wars of Religion: The Siege of La Rochelle ends with the surrender of the Huguenots after fourteen months.