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Born on Wednesday February 24, 1638
- Gommarus De Rijck, Heist-op-den-Berg, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Judith Aernouts Borsu, Bergen op Zoom, Noord Brabant († 1692)
- Godefridus Bardoul Bardoel Bourdoul Bardoull, Gemert
- Augustinus Valentijns, Pulderbos († 1669)
- Johanna Heemskerck, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- John Pomeroy, Brixham, Devon., Eng
- Johannes Wirix, Zonhoven
- Margaretha Block, Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam,North Holland,Netherlands († 1702)
- Maria Windey, Hamme († 1710)
- Egidius Walravens, Ruisbroek
Died on Wednesday February 24, 1638
- Peter Jansz van Broeckhuijsen (58)
- Jane Hancock Lee (48), St Albans Parish, Worcestershire, England
- Bastiaen Meesen van Heijningen (13)
- Andries Nuijt Jan Conincx (68)
- Pieter Jans van Broekhuyzen (38)
- Machtelt Bastiaensdr
- Magdalena Aerts van Driel (4), Poortugaal
- Edward CECIL (1), Wakerley, Northampton, England, Great Britain
- Meus Thonisz van Heijningen
- Georg Stiritz (48), Lauffen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Born on February 24
- 1553 » Cherubino Alberti, Italian engraver and painter († 1615)
- 1557 » Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor († 1619)
- 1593 » Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and courtier († 1625)
- 1595 » Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Polish author and poet († 1640)
- 1604 » Arcangela Tarabotti, Venetian nun and feminist († 1652)
- 1619 » Charles Le Brun, French painter and theorist († 1690)
- 1622 » Johannes Clauberg, German theologian and philosopher († 1665)
- 1709 » Jacques de Vaucanson, French engineer († 1782)
- 1721 » John McKinly, Irish-American physician and politician, 1st Governor of Delaware († 1796)
- 1723 » John Burgoyne, English general and politician († 1792)
Died on February 24
- 1530 » Properzia de' Rossi, Italian Renaissance sculptor
- 1563 » Francis, Duke of Guise (b. 1519)
- 1580 » Henry FitzAlan, 19th Earl of Arundel, English nobleman (b. 1511)
- 1588 » Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist (b. 1515)
- 1666 » Nicholas Lanier, English composer and painter (b. 1588)
- 1685 » Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland (b. 1629)
- 1704 » Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (b. 1643)
- 1714 » Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1637)
- 1721 » John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English poet and politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1648)
- 1732 » Francis Charteris, Scottish soldier (b. 1675)
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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.