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January 1631Born on Wednesday January 1, 1631
- Assueer Jacobs Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1673)
- Ariaantje Huijgen Schipper, Ter Heide, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jasper Jansz van Vliet, Leiden
- Elizabeth Pladt Blatti, Trachselwald, Trachselwald District, Canton of Bern, Switzerland († 1683)
- Gregorius MEES, Groningen, 2116, Groningen, Nederland († 1694)
- Joannes Loobuyck, Koolskamp
- Gertrudis VAN MARIS, Helden Limburg Nederland
- Anna Thomas, Brecht
- Assueer Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Zutphen († 1673)
- Henricus de Cock, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Wednesday January 1, 1631
- Johann Ludwig v.Gleichen-Tonna (68), unbekannt
- Cornelis Thomasz van Zwieten, unbekannt
- Gerrit Maartensz Vercroft│vBohemen, unbekannt
- Immetje Huigensdr (61)
- Hans v.Einsiedel (55), unbekannt
- Frerik Jac-Gertsz vreeksz, Aalsmeer
- Adam Gordon (51), Unknown
- Immetje Huijgen, unbekannt
- Andries (46)
- Caesar César de Busset (66), unbekannt
Born on January 1
- 1557 » Stephen Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania († 1606)
- 1600 » Friedrich Spanheim, Dutch theologian and academic († 1649)
- 1628 » Christoph Bernhard, German composer and theorist († 1692)
- 1655 » Christian Thomasius, German jurist and philosopher († 1728)
- 1684 » Arnold Drakenborch, Dutch scholar and author († 1748)
- 1704 » Soame Jenyns, English author, poet, and politician († 1787)
- 1711 » Baron Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier († 1749)
- 1714 » Giovanni Battista Mancini, Italian soprano and author († 1800)
- 1714 » Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian pastor and poet († 1780)
- 1735 » Paul Revere, American silversmith and engraver († 1818)
Died on January 1
- 1496 » Charles d'Orléans, count of Angoulême (b. 1459)
- 1515 » Louis XII, king of France (b. 1462)
- 1559 » Christian III, king of Denmark (b. 1503)
- 1560 » Joachim du Bellay, French poet and critic (b. 1522)
- 1617 » Hendrik Goltzius, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1558)
- 1697 » Filippo Baldinucci, Florentine historian and author (b. 1625)
- 1716 » William Wycherley, English playwright and poet (b. 1641)
- 1748 » Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and academic (b. 1667)
- 1780 » Johann Ludwig Krebs, German organist and composer (b. 1713)
- 1782 » Johann Christian Bach, German composer (b. 1735)
Names that were popular for boys in 1631
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- John
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Thomas
- Pierre
- Willem
- Jean
- Johannes
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- William
- Gerrit
Names that were popular for girls in 1631
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Marie
- Anne
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jeanne
- Neeltje
- Barbara
- Margaretha
- Adriana
- Jannetje
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.
- 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.
- September 17 » Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
- October 10 » Thirty Years' War: An army of the Electorate of Saxony seizes Prague.