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Born on Sunday December 28, 1631
- Delis Servaas Andries Servaassen Watermans, Den Dungen
- Abraham Claus, Axel
- Elisabetha Joannesdr, Hilvarenbeek
- Adolf Alvarez Hoedemaker, IJzendijke, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1680)
- Dirk Pieterszn. in't Veld, Heinenoord
- Elisabeth Jansen, Hilvarenbeek
- Aelken (Alida) Michielsdr. de Ruyter, Vlissingen († 1632)
- Jacomijntje Philips de Mory, Leiden, NH Hooglandsche Kerk
- cornelia van wouwe, wuustwezel († 1632)
- Elisabeth Janssen, Hilvarenbeek
Died on Sunday December 28, 1631
- Lienhard Elvern (67), Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
- John Shrimpton (61), Wycombe Buckinghamshire England
- Claude Jean Colin Ou Claudot LEYVAL (81), Le Val-d’Ajol, Vosges
Born on December 28
- 1510 » Nicholas Bacon, English politician († 1579)
- 1522 » Margaret of Parma († 1583)
- 1535 » Martin Eisengrein, German theologian († 1578)
- 1619 » Antoine Furetière, French author and scholar († 1688)
- 1635 » Elizabeth Stuart, second daughter of King Charles I of England († 1650)
- 1651 » Johann Krieger, German organist and composer († 1735)
- 1655 » Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk († 1698)
- 1665 » George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire († 1716)
- 1722 » Eliza Lucas, Caribbean-American agriculturalist († 1793)
- 1763 » John Molson, English-Canadian brewer, founded the Molson Brewery († 1836)
Died on December 28
- 1547 » Konrad Peutinger, German humanist and antiquarian (b. 1465)
- 1558 » Hermann Finck, German organist and composer (b. 1527)
- 1622 » Francis de Sales, French bishop and saint (b. 1567)
- 1663 » Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)
- 1671 » Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German scholar and critic (b. 1611)
- 1694 » Mary II of England (b. 1662)
- 1703 » Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1664)
- 1706 » Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (b. 1647)
- 1708 » Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist and mycologist (b. 1656)
- 1715 » William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic (b. 1649)
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
- Neeltje
- Jeanne
- 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 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.
- 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.