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July 11, 1631Born on Saturday July 12, 1631
- Jacques REGNAULT, Gien, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France († 1732)
- Paulus de Zeeu, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Neeltge den Hannick, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Gerardus Hofmans, Halle
- Anna Elisabeth von Werthern († 1704)
- Metgen Jan Verhoeven, Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Catharina Van Tongeren, Niel, 2845, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Regula Von Ruti, Neiderweningen, Zurich, Switzerland († 1682)
- Catharina VAN TONGELEN, Niel, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Mechteld Verhoeven, Schijndel
Died on Saturday July 12, 1631
- Petrus Elias Peeters van de Laerschot (71), Schijndel
- Margaretha De Caigny (10), Tielt
- Perrine Saillard (50), Montreuil-sur-Maine, Maine-et-Loire, France
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 12, 1631 at Delpher
Born on July 12
- 1468 » Juan del Encina, Spanish poet, playwright, and composer (probable; d. 1530)
- 1477 » Jacopo Sadoleto, Italian cardinal († 1547)
- 1549 » Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland († 1587)
- 1628 » Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk († 1684)
- 1651 » Margaret Theresa of Spain († 1673)
- 1675 » Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian violinist and composer († 1742)
- 1712 » Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, Colonial governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay († 1779)
- 1730 » Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company († 1795)
- 1803 » Peter Chanel, French priest and saint († 1841)
- 1807 » Thomas Hawksley, English engineer and academic († 1893)
Died on July 12
- 1536 » Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch priest and philosopher (b. 1466)
- 1584 » Steven Borough, English navigator and explorer (b. 1525)
- 1623 » William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath (b. 1557)
- 1664 » Stefano della Bella, Italian illustrator and engraver (b. 1610)
- 1682 » Jean Picard, French priest and astronomer (b. 1620)
- 1691 » Marquis de St Ruth, French general
- 1693 » John Ashby, English admiral (b. 1640)
- 1712 » Richard Cromwell, English academic and politician (b. 1626)
- 1742 » Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1675)
- 1749 » Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, French navy officer and politician, Governor General of New France (b. 1671)
Names that were popular for boys in 1631
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Jacob
- John
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Willem
- Thomas
- Jean
- Pierre
- Jansz
- Johannes
- Adrianus
- Van
- De
Names that were popular for girls in 1631
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Barbara
- Neeltje
- Jeanne
- Jans
- Margaretha
- Catherine
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1631
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- May 18 » In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.
- May 20 » The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War.
- May 30 » Publication of Gazette de France, the first French newspaper.
- June 17 » Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, will spend the next 17 years building her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.
- June 20 » The Sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates.
- October 10 » Thirty Years' War: An army of the Electorate of Saxony seizes Prague.