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May 17, 1638Born on Tuesday May 18, 1638
- Pieter Claessen, Hoek,Gemeente Terneuzen,Zeeland,Netherlands
- Samuel Sumner, Dorchester, Massachusetts († 1698)
- Pieter Klaassen, Hoek
- Joannes Van Langenhove, Lebbeke († 1715)
- Cornelis Johanneszn, Diessen
- Jan Sandra, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Adrianus Meganck, Haeltert in de Sint-Gorikskerk
- Pieter CLAESSEN, Hoek
- Joanna Minne, Brugge Sint Gillis († 1659)
Died on Tuesday May 18, 1638
- William Alexander, Governour of New Scotland (34), London, Middlesex, England
- Sir William Alexander (34), Parish Of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
- William, Lord Alexander (35)
- Cornelius Arnoldus Van Hove (55), Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Lord Alexander William (36), Menstrie, Parish Logie Clakmannshire, Stirling, Scotland
- William (the younger) [2nd Earl] (Viscount of Canada) Alexander of Stirling (35), Nova Scotia, Verenigde Staten
- Jannetje Jans
- Richard Payne (42), Lavenham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
- Joris Abrahams Pieters (0), Delft
- William Alexander (47), Parish Of Logie, Clakmannshire, Sterling, Scotland
Born on May 18
- 1537 » Guido Luca Ferrero, Roman Catholic cardinal († 1585)
- 1631 » Stanislaus Papczyński, Polish priest († 1701)
- 1662 » George Smalridge, English bishop († 1719)
- 1692 » Joseph Butler, English bishop, theologian, and apologist († 1752)
- 1711 » Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician († 1787)
- 1777 » John George Children, English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist († 1852)
- 1778 » Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria († 1854)
- 1785 » John Wilson, Scottish author and critic († 1854)
- 1797 » Frederick Augustus II of Saxony († 1854)
- 1822 » Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist († 1896)
Died on May 18
- 1550 » Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (b. 1498)
- 1551 » Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian painter (b. 1486)
- 1675 » Jacques Marquette, French-American missionary and explorer (b. 1637)
- 1675 » Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, historian, and theologian (b. 1623)
- 1692 » Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (b. 1617)
- 1721 » Maria Barbara Carillo, victim of the Spanish Inquisition (b.1625)
- 1733 » Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (b. 1761)
- 1780 » Charles Hardy, English-American admiral and politician, 29th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1714)
- 1781 » Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian-Indian rebel leader (b. 1742)
- 1792 » Levy Solomons, Canadian merchant and fur trader (b. 1730)
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.