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April 26, 1631Born on Sunday April 27, 1631
- Catharina van Duyse, Vrasene
- Cornelia Slootmaker, Scherpenisse
- Cornelis Henrdricksz Back, Sprang-Capelle († 1700)
- Jan van BEVER, Oppem, Belgie († 1706)
- Andries Houtsager, Colijnsplaat, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Maijke Schrijvers, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Maria Adriaen Adriaen van Gorcum, Oisterwijk
- Cornelis Back, Capelle, Nederland († 1700)
- Catharina im Sypen, Hattingen (Noordrijn-Westfalen) (Duitsland)
- Maeijke Jacob Wouter Jacob, Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Sunday April 27, 1631
- Christoph van Zelking (56), Wenen, Oostenrijk
- Christoph Willem van Zelking-Durnstein (56)
- Christopher Wilhelm, Freiherr von Zelking (56), Wien, Wien, Austria
- Christoph Wilhelm Von Zelking, Wien, Österreich
- Servaes Polspoel (41), Kampenhout
- Christoph Wilhelm Von Zelking, Wien, Österreich
- Esther von Hardegg zu Glatz und im Machlande (56), Wien, Österreich
- Christoph Wilhelm v.Zelking, Wien
- Christoph van Zelking (56), Wenen
Born on April 27
- 1556 » François Béroalde de Verville, French writer († 1626)
- 1564 » Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland († 1632)
- 1593 » Mumtaz Mahal, Mughal empress buried at the Taj Mahal († 1631)
- 1650 » Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Consort of Denmark (1670-1699) († 1714)
- 1654 » Charles Blount, English deist and philosopher († 1693)
- 1701 » Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia († 1773)
- 1718 » Thomas Lewis, Irish-born American surveyor and lawyer († 1790)
- 1748 » Adamantios Korais, Greek-French philosopher and scholar († 1833)
- 1755 » Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist († 1836)
- 1759 » Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher, historian, and novelist († 1797)
Died on April 27
- 1521 » Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese sailor and explorer (b. 1480)
- 1599 » Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (b. 1538)
- 1605 » Pope Leo XI (b. 1535)
- 1607 » Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell, Governor of Lecale (b. 1560)
- 1613 » Robert Abercromby, Scottish priest and missionary (b. 1532)
- 1656 » Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1596)
- 1694 » John George IV, Elector of Saxony (b. 1668)
- 1695 » John Trenchard, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1640)
- 1702 » Jean Bart, French admiral (b. 1651)
- 1782 » William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household (b. 1710)
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 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.
- 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.