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Born on Tuesday February 25, 1631
- Joannes van Gestel, Poppel (B) († 1720)
- Henrick, Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Pierre BERTHAULT, La Chapelle-Blanche, 37240, France
- Guillelmus Anthoniuszn, Hilvarenbeek
- Gérard FROIDMONT, Haccourt,Liège,Wallonie,BELGIQUE († 1706)
- Charles de Visdelou († 1653)
- Catherine Depapegnie, Flobecq, Hainaut, Belgique
- Henry Peyton, Il, Feltham, Middlesex, United Kingdom († 1659)
- Joannes Adriaan VAN GESTEL, Poppel,2382,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Charles van Visdelou († 1653)
Died on Tuesday February 25, 1631
- Adriaen Dircksz de Wael (72), Wijk
- Precilla Angelo (57), St Ann Blackfriars, London, England
- Lijske Wouters (67), Wijk
- Neelken Jacobs
- Adriaen Dirckzn DE WAEL (72)
- Henry Loker (55), Bures St. Mary, Suffolk, England, occupation glover
- Wijntje van Hagen (74), Amsterdam
- Jan Adriaensz BACK (76), Heusden
- John HUTCHISON (31), Sangwhaire, Ayrshire, Scotland
- Lamme Nannes (51)
Born on February 25
- 1540 » Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English aristocrat and courtier († 1614)
- 1543 » Sharaf Khan Bidlisi, Emir of Bitlis († 1603)
- 1591 » Friedrich Spee, German poet and author († 1635)
- 1643 » Ahmed II, Ottoman sultan († 1695)
- 1663 » Peter Anthony Motteux, French-English author, playwright and translator († 1718)
- 1670 » Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and mathematician († 1720)
- 1682 » Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist († 1771)
- 1707 » Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and composer († 1793)
- 1714 » René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France († 1792)
- 1728 » John Wood, the Younger, English architect, designed the Royal Crescent († 1782)
Died on February 25
- 1522 » William Lily, English scholar and educator (b. 1468)
- 1536 » Berchtold Haller, German-Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1492)
- 1547 » Vittoria Colonna, marchioness of Pescara (b. 1490)
- 1601 » Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1566)
- 1634 » Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general and politician (b. 1583)
- 1655 » Daniël Heinsius, Flemish poet and scholar (b. 1580)
- 1682 » Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (b. 1639)
- 1710 » Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, French soldier and explorer (b. 1639)
- 1713 » Frederick I of Prussia (b. 1657)
- 1723 » Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St Paul's Cathedral (b. 1632)
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 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 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.