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Born on Monday August 18, 1631
- Henri DUFOUR, Gottignies, 7070, Hainaut, Belgique
- Antoine de Brie, ââve, Dâ©partement de l'Oise, Picardie, Frankrijk († 1633)
- Clara Ceulemans, Kontich
- Ana Machado de Lima, Ilha Terceira, Açores, Portugal († 1731)
- Anna Van Langenhove, Denderbelle, Belgium
- Antoine MEEÙS
- Cornelis van de Lemmer, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1691)
- Maria SAS, Lille,Antwerpen,BELGIE
- Joanna Leus, Nieuwpoort
- Anna Jans Palmer, Amersfoort
Died on Monday August 18, 1631
- Thoumine GREARD, Tamerville,50588
- Katherine BERKELEY (0)
- John Thayer (0), Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Born on August 18
- 1579 » Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau († 1640)
- 1587 » Virginia Dare, granddaughter of Governor John White of the Colony of Roanoke, first child born to English parents in the Americas (date of death unknown)
- 1596 » Jean Bolland, Flemish priest and hagiographer († 1665)
- 1605 » Henry Hammond, English churchman and theologian († 1660)
- 1606 » Maria Anna of Spain († 1646)
- 1629 » Agneta Horn, Swedish writer († 1672)
- 1657 » Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect and painter († 1743)
- 1685 » Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist († 1731)
- 1692 » Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon († 1740)
- 1700 » Baji Rao I, first Peshwa of Maratha Empire († 1740)
Died on August 18
- 1559 » Pope Paul IV (b. 1476)
- 1563 » Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and philosopher (b. 1530)
- 1600 » Sebastiano Montelupi, Italian businessman (b. 1516)
- 1613 » Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1540)
- 1620 » Wanli Emperor of China (b. 1563)
- 1625 » Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche, English diplomat (b. 1556)
- 1634 » Urbain Grandier, French priest (b. 1590)
- 1642 » Guido Reni, Italian painter and educator (b. 1575)
- 1648 » Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1615)
- 1683 » Charles Hart, English actor (b. 1625)
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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.