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Born on Friday February 19, 1638
- Josse DE LE FORTRIE, Bondues, 59090, Nord, Nord, France
- Maria Vandevelde, Nazareth
- Jacobus VAN DER COELEN, Roermond († 1668)
- Neeltge Dirckx, Terheijden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Carolus Volckrix, Temse
- Abraham Backhuijsen, Gorinchem,Gemeente Gorinchem,South Holland,Netherlands
- Neeltge Dirckx, Terheijden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Gilles Luttun, Beaucamps Ligny, 59134, France
- Melchior de Carpentier
- Willem Baltens van Doorn, Gouda
Died on Friday February 19, 1638
- Gerit Peter van de Pas (36)
- Elizabeth van den Wouwe (34)
- Reinier Adriaensz Pauw (73), Amsterdam (Z-H)
- Wigbold Hommes (71), Midwolda, Groningen, Nederland
- Wibbo (71), Midwolda, Groningen, Nederland
- Wigboldus Homer (68), Midwolda
- Johan van Hesse (35), Den Haag, Nederland
- Wibbo (Wigboldus) Hommens (Homerus) (68), Midwolda, Groningen, Netherlands
- Wigboldus Homeri (70), Midwolda
- Wibbo Hommes (71), Midwolda, Nederland
Born on February 19
- 1519 » Froben Christoph of Zimmern, German author of the Zimmern Chronicle († 1566)
- 1526 » Carolus Clusius, Flemish botanist and academic († 1609)
- 1532 » Jean-Antoine de Baïf, French poet († 1589)
- 1552 » Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal († 1630)
- 1594 » Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales († 1612)
- 1611 » Andries de Graeff, Dutch politician († 1678)
- 1630 » Shivaji, Indian warrior-king and the founder of Maratha Empire
- 1660 » Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist († 1742)
- 1717 » David Garrick, English actor, playwright, and producer († 1779)
- 1743 » Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer († 1805)
Died on February 19
- 1491 » Enno I, Count of East Frisia, German noble (b. 1460)
- 1553 » Erasmus Reinhold, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1511)
- 1602 » Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur (b. 1558)
- 1605 » Orazio Vecchi, Italian composer (b. 1550)
- 1622 » Henry Savile, English scholar and politician (b. 1549)
- 1672 » Charles Chauncy, English-American minister, theologian, and academic (b. 1592)
- 1709 » Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shōgun (b. 1646)
- 1716 » Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Norwegian author and poet (b. 1634)
- 1785 » Mary, Countess of Harold, English aristocrat and philanthropist (b. 1701)
- 1789 » Nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Delaware (b. 1738)
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.