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Born on Thursday August 12, 1638
- Thomas Gross, Jr., Saint Mary, Leicester, Leicester, England († 1715)
- Mary Ellen Bannester, Scrubby, Nottinghamshire, England († 1721)
- Ritske Yntses, Sexbierum, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Feitse Geales, Garyp (Garijp), Fryslân, Nederland
- Jone Barnacott, Mawnan, Cornwall, England
- Feitse Geales van der Kooy, Garyp, Nederland († 1691)
- Adriana De Meersman, Baardegem
- N., Barneveld
- Margareta Jacops, Lille
- Feitze Gaeles van der Kooi († 1691)
Died on Thursday August 12, 1638
- Adam Esterházy van Galántha (7)
- Cornelia Potters (62), Waasmunster
- Johannes Althusius (81), Emden, Oost-Friesland
- Jørgen Laugesen Vedel (0), Ribe
- Mary (98), Steinbach, Oberhessen, Germany
- Adam Arnold (98), Steinbach, Gemeinde Fernwald, Landkreis Giessen, Hessen, Allemagne
- Jacob Johanneszn van Swinderen (42), Groningen
- Egidius Van Biesen (9), Moorsel
- Hans Haas (95), Steinbach (Duitsland)
- Johannes Althusius Althuijsen Althuysen ,bekende Duitse calvinist en staatsrechtsgeleerde,Rechtsgelehrter, calvinistischer Staatstheoretiker, Stadtsyndikus und Politiker (81), Emden, Hannover, Preußen, Duitsland
Born on August 12
- 1506 » Franciscus Sonnius, Dutch counter-Reformation theologian († 1576)
- 1591 » Louise de Marillac, co-founder of the Daughters of Charity († 1660)
- 1599 » Sir William Curtius FRS, German magistrate, English baronet († 1678)
- 1604 » Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shōgun († 1651)
- 1626 » Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer († 1690)
- 1629 » Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, Austrian archduchess († 1685)
- 1644 » Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Bohemian-Austrian violinist and composer († 1704)
- 1686 » John Balguy, English philosopher and author († 1748)
- 1696 » Maurice Greene, English organist and composer († 1755)
- 1762 » George IV of the United Kingdom († 1830)
Died on August 12
- 1484 » Sixtus IV, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1414)
- 1546 » Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theologian (b. 1492)
- 1577 » Thomas Smith, English scholar and diplomat (b. 1513)
- 1588 » Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder, Italian-English composer (b. 1543)
- 1602 » Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Mughal vizier and historian (b. 1551)
- 1612 » Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1557)
- 1638 » Johannes Althusius, German jurist and philosopher (b. 1557)
- 1674 » Philippe de Champaigne, Belgian-French painter and educator (b. 1602)
- 1689 » Pope Innocent XI (b. 1611)
- 1778 » Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (b. 1714)
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.