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March 23, 1638Born on Wednesday March 24, 1638
- Josephus (Joos) De Keijser, Torhout († 1694)
- Catharina Jois Meeusen, Loenhout († 1683)
- Catharina Joannis Meeusen, Loenhout,, Antwerpen, België († 1683)
- Adriana Cornelis Aert Van Ostaeyen, Loenhout († 1643)
- Alice Rigby (born Clifton), Westby, Lancashire, England († 1705)
- Cornelie Jan Cornelis Lenaerts, Loenhout (B) († 1716)
- Joannes Antonis Geert SCHOOFS, Loenhout,2290,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË († 1714)
- Catharina Joannis Meeusen, Loenhout († 1683)
- Cornelia Jan Cornelis LENAERTS, Loenhout,2290,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË († 1716)
- Cornelis Jans Verweij, Amerongen († 1695)
Died on Wednesday March 24, 1638
- Julienne MOREAU (53), Frossay, 44320, France
- Leentje Cornelis van DORP
- Leendert Cornelis van Dorp (58), Woud-Harnasch, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Leentje Cornelis van Dorp ( Perveen ) (65)
- Jan van Arendonck
- Leentje Perveen (68)
- Leentge Cornelisdr. van Dorp ( Perdorp ) (71)
- Leentje Cornelis Van Dorp (68), Vlaardingen
- Leentje Cornelis van Dorp (alias van Perveen) (68), Vlaardingen
- Leentje Cornelisdr (alias van Perveen) van Dorp (68), Vlaardingen, Nederland
Born on March 24
- 1577 » Francis, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Bishop of Cammin († 1620)
- 1607 » Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral († 1667)
- 1628 » Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg († 1685)
- 1657 » Arai Hakuseki, Japanese academic and politician († 1725)
- 1693 » John Harrison, English carpenter and clock-maker, invented the Marine chronometer († 1776)
- 1725 » Samuel Ashe, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of North Carolina († 1813)
- 1725 » Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts († 1788)
- 1755 » Rufus King, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom († 1827)
- 1762 » Marcos Portugal, Portuguese organist and composer († 1830)
- 1775 » Muthuswami Dikshitar, Indian poet and composer († 1835)
Died on March 24
- 1455 » Pope Nicholas V (b. 1397)
- 1499 » Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire, English nobleman (b. 1470)
- 1563 » Hosokawa Harumoto, Japanese daimyō (b. 1514)
- 1575 » Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, Spanish-Portuguese rabbi and author (b. 1488)
- 1603 » Elizabeth I of England (b. 1533)
- 1653 » Samuel Scheidt, German organist and composer (b. 1587)
- 1684 » Elizabeth Ridgeway, English woman convicted of poisoning her husband
- 1684 » Pieter de Hooch, Dutch painter (b. 1629)
- 1773 » Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English politician, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (b. 1694)
- 1776 » John Harrison, English carpenter and clockmaker, invented the Marine chronometer (b. 1693)
Names that were popular for boys in 1638
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- John
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Willem
- Thomas
- Petrus
- Johannes
- Jean
- William
- Samuel
- Johann
- Gerrit
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1638
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Mary
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Jeanne
- Catherine
- Sarah
- Trijntje
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1638
- 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 28 » The Scottish National Covenant is signed in Edinburgh.
- March 22 » Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.