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Born on Saturday January 22, 1639
- Ann Brooks, Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England
- Catherina De Brabandere, Moorsele
- James Marion Somervell Todd (Laird of Dunbar)****, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland († 1679)
- Henricus Wilms, Dessel,Antwerpen,Belgium († 1724)
- Millicent Spencer, Alderwaslee, Derbyshire, England († 1712)
- Judoca Vanneste, Ingelmunster
- Fop Philipsz Dijxhoorn
- Pascal SOUBIGOU, Ploudiry, 29, Finistère, Bretagne, France († 1688)
- Fop Dijcxhoorn, Overschie, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catharina Vandevoorde, St.Gillis-Waas, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
Died on Saturday January 22, 1639
- Barthout Florisz van Heeckelen (van Poelenburgh?) (34), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Jenne de VOORDT
- Francis Harrington (75), Kelston, Somerset, England
- Berthout van Poelenburgh, Koog, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Barthout van Poelenburg, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland NL
- Dirk Jansse (26)
- Barthout van Poelenburg, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland NL
- Catelijne Smet(s) (45), Temse
- Catelijne Smet (45), Temse (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Cornelis Jacobsz Breus (73), Driel
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 22, 1639 at Delpher
Born on January 22
- 1552 » Walter Raleigh, English poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer († 1618)
- 1561 » Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales († 1626)
- 1570 » Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library († 1631)
- 1573 » John Donne, English poet and cleric in the Church of England, wrote the Holy Sonnets († 1631)
- 1592 » Pierre Gassendi, French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher († 1655)
- 1645 » William Kidd, Scottish sailor and pirate hunter (probable; d. 1701)
- 1654 » Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet († 1729)
- 1690 » Nicolas Lancret, French painter († 1743)
- 1729 » Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher and author († 1781)
- 1733 » Philip Carteret, English admiral and explorer († 1796)
Died on January 22
- 1517 » Hadım Sinan Pasha, Ottoman politician, 32nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b.?)
- 1536 » Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495)
- 1536 » John of Leiden, Anabaptist leader from the Dutch city of Leiden (b. 1509)
- 1552 » Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, English general and politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (b. 1500)
- 1560 » Wang Zhi, Chinese pirate
- 1575 » James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1516)
- 1599 » Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1547)
- 1666 » Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor (b. 1592)
- 1750 » Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (b. 1675)
- 1763 » John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1690)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1639
- Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 14 » The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.
- March 13 » Harvard College is named after clergyman John Harvard.
- April 14 » Imperial forces are defeated by the Swedes at the Battle of Chemnitz. The Swedish victory prolongs the Thirty Years' War and allows them to advance into Bohemia.
- August 22 » Madras (now Chennai), India, is founded by the British East India Company on a sliver of land bought from local Nayak rulers.