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May 5, 1635Died on Sunday May 6, 1635
- Benoite PATAY (63), Bourg-de-Thizy,69240,Rhône,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- Jan (55)
- Janneke Colen (Coolen), Berlicum, NL
- Maritje Andriesdr (95), Hazerswoude
- Felicitas Brandenburg (59), Nieder-Modau Darmstadt-Dieburg, Darmstadt, Hessen, Allemagne
- Jan Phillippo (38)
- Frances Dey (50), St Botolph Bishopsgate, London, England
- Barbara van Cortel de Liege
- Heertyen Jans, Noordbroek, Groningen, Nederland
Born on May 6
- 1574 » Innocent X, pope of the Catholic Church († 1655)
- 1580 » Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, French noble († 1637)
- 1635 » Johann Joachim Becher, German physician and alchemist († 1682)
- 1668 » Alain-René Lesage, French author and playwright († 1747)
- 1680 » Jean-Baptiste Stuck, Italian-French cellist and composer († 1755)
- 1713 » Charles Batteux, French philosopher and academic († 1780)
- 1714 » Anton Raaff, German tenor († 1797)
- 1742 » Jean Senebier, Swiss pastor and physiologist († 1809)
- 1758 » André Masséna, French general († 1817)
- 1758 » Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician († 1794)
Died on May 6
- 1502 » James Tyrrell, English knight (b. 1450)
- 1527 » Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (b.1490)
- 1540 » Juan Luís Vives, Spanish scholar (b. 1492)
- 1596 » Giaches de Wert, Flemish-Italian composer (b. 1535)
- 1631 » Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (b. 1570)
- 1638 » Cornelius Jansen, Dutch-French bishop and theologian (b. 1585)
- 1708 » François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop (b. 1623)
- 1757 » Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1683)
- 1757 » Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b. 1684)
- 1782 » Christine Kirch, German astronomer and academic (b. 1696)
Names that were popular for boys in 1635
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Willem
- Pieter
- Joannes
- Jansz
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
- John
- Petrus
- Cornelisz
- Johannes
- Thomas
- Jean
- Van
Names that were popular for girls in 1635
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Jans
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Grietje
- Cornelia
- Mary
- Anne
- Lijsbeth
- Trijntje
- Van
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1635
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- April 23 » The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston.
- May 30 » Thirty Years' War: The Peace of Prague is signed.
- June 28 » Guadeloupe becomes a French colony.
- July 28 » In the Eighty Years' War the Spanish capture the strategic Dutch fortress of Schenkenschans.
- July 30 » Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Schenkenschans begins; Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, begins the recapture of the strategically important fortress from the Spanish Army.
- November 22 » Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launch a pacification campaign against native villages, resulting in Dutch control of the middle and south of the island.