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March 16, 1638Born on Wednesday March 17, 1638
- Ulrich Steiner, Oberdiessbach, Canton, Bern, Switzerland
- Theodorus Widdershoven, Voerendaal († 1718)
- Jan Van den Broeck, Heist-op-den-Berg, Antwerpen, België († 1672)
- Konrad Weber, Dodenau, Kreis Frankenberg
- Elisabeth Paulus (Van Abeele) VAN DEN ABEELE, Leefdaal,3061,Vlaams-Brabant,Vlaanderen,BELGIË († 1680)
- Peter* Joss Lehman, Verchigen, Bern, Switzerland († 1715)
- Phoebe UPTON, Thoroton, Nottinghamshire, England
- Theodorus Widdershoven, Voerendaal († 1718)
- Elizabeth Johnson, Charlestown
- Gilles Orban, Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse, Principauté de Liège
Died on Wednesday March 17, 1638
- Charles Alexandre de Blanchefort (63), Bremen
- Margaret Chatfield (72), Pagham,Sussex,England
- Maria von Khevenhüller (66), Regensburg, Allemagne
- Michel Le Hayer, Jenlain,59144,Nord,france
- Aeltje Hendricx (42), Doorn, Utrecht, Nederland
- Margaret Fair (53), Kent, England
- Thomas Mildenhall (Mendenhall) (58), Marridge Hill, Wiltshire, England
- ? (84), Westzaan,Gemeente Zaanstad,North Holland,Netherlands
- Deliana van Merenburg
- Margaret (91), Sussex, England
Born on March 17
- 1523 » Giovanni Francesco Commendone, Catholic cardinal († 1584)
- 1537 » Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese daimyō († 1598)
- 1611 » Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge, Swedish field marshal († 1662)
- 1665 » Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichord player and composer († 1729)
- 1676 » Thomas Boston, Scottish philosopher and theologian († 1732)
- 1686 » Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French painter and engraver († 1755)
- 1725 » Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician († 1806)
- 1777 » Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author († 1861)
- 1777 » Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States († 1864)
- 1780 » Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator († 1847)
Died on March 17
- 1565 » Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1500)
- 1611 » Sophia of Sweden, duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1547)
- 1620 » John Sarkander, Polish-Moravian priest and saint (b. 1576)
- 1640 » Philip Massinger, English playwright (b. 1583)
- 1649 » Gabriel Lalemant, French missionary and saint (b. 1610)
- 1663 » Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland, English diplomat (b. 1605)
- 1680 » François de La Rochefoucauld, French author (b. 1613)
- 1704 » Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
- 1715 » Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
- 1741 » Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
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
- Marie
- Mary
- Neeltje
- Joanna
- Elizabeth
- 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.