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Born on Wednesday January 7, 1637
- Franciscus Lagauw, Brugge (BE)
- Catherine HELGOUARCH, Pleyben, 29162, Finistère, Bretagne, France († 1703)
- Anna Van den Panhuysen, Rotselaar,, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Heindrick Jansz. Vree, Delft
- Wilminken Kosten, Kruiningen
- Rosina Schoenherr, Lauterbach († 1637)
- Pierre François GOSSEAU, Pecquencourt,59146,Nord,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE
- Jacquemaz BERNARD, Châbons,38690,Isère,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE († 1690)
- Heijndrick Aemen de Vree
- Anthonius Barthelomeus van Cuijck, Rijsbergen (NL)
Died on Wednesday January 7, 1637
- Johancke Paulus (34), Abbega, Wymbritseradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Johantie Paulis (34), Abbega, Friesland, Nederland
- Johantie Paulis (31), Abbega
- Johantie Poulus (34), Abbegea, Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Nederland
- Claeske Marcus Wecksteen, Colijnsplaat, Zeeland, Nederland
- Marie CORTAY (10)
- Johantie (Johanna) Paulis (Poulus) (34), Abbega, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Anthonia Rousseel (17)
- Botje Eises van Hettinga, Jutryp, Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Nederland
- Marie de Haultepenne
Born on January 7
- 1502 » Pope Gregory XIII († 1585)
- 1634 » Adam Krieger, German organist and composer († 1666)
- 1647 » William Louis, Duke of Württemberg († 1677)
- 1685 » Jonas Alströmer, Swedish agronomist and businessman († 1761)
- 1706 » Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher († 1751)
- 1713 » Giovanni Battista Locatelli, Italian director and manager († 1785)
- 1718 » Israel Putnam, American general († 1790)
- 1746 » George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith, Scottish admiral and politician († 1823)
- 1768 » Joseph Bonaparte, Italian king († 1844)
- 1797 » Mariano Paredes, Mexican general and 16th president (1845-1846) († 1849)
Died on January 7
- 1529 » Peter Vischer the Elder, German sculptor (b. 1455)
- 1536 » Catherine of Aragon (b. 1485)
- 1566 » Louis de Blois, Flemish monk and author (b. 1506)
- 1619 » Nicholas Hilliard, English painter and goldsmith (b. 1547)
- 1625 » Ruggiero Giovannelli, Italian composer and author (b. 1560)
- 1655 » Pope Innocent X (b. 1574)
- 1658 » Theophilus Eaton, American farmer and politician, 1st Governor of the New Haven Colony (b. 1590)
- 1694 » Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (b. 1618)
- 1700 » Raffaello Fabretti, Italian scholar and author (b. 1618)
- 1715 » François Fénelon, French archbishop, theologian, and poet (b. 1651)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1637
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 15 » Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
- February 18 » Eighty Years' War: Off the coast of Cornwall, England, a Spanish fleet intercepts an important Anglo-Dutch merchant convoy of 44 vessels escorted by six warships, destroying or capturing 20 of them.
- May 26 » Pequot War: A combined English and Mohegan force under John Mason attacks a village in Connecticut, massacring approximately 500 Pequots.
- September 29 » 42-year-old Lorenzo Ruiz dies.