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March 7, 1639Born on Tuesday March 8, 1639
- Marijtje Gerrits van der Meer, Loosduinen
- Dimphna Jacoba Jan Nijs Van Tichelen, Loenhout († 1689)
- Maertie Gerritsdr. van der Meer, Eijkenduinen († 1667)
- Henricus England, Chedzoy, Somerset, England
- Anna Jan DEVLAEGT, Wingene,8750,West-Vlaanderen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Maertje Gerritsdr van der Meer, Eik en Duinen († 1667)
- Digna Van Tychelt, Loenhout, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1689)
- Emmanuel Joseph de Vignerot († 1665)
- John White, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1668)
- Margaret Dewhurst, Bolton by Bowland, Yorkshire, England († 1713)
Died on Tuesday March 8, 1639
- Jan Arentsz Olsthoorn (Oudshoorn) (49), Monster
- Sir William Douglas, 1st Earl of Queensbury, 9th Feudal Baron of Drumlanrig (57), Durisdeer, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
- Jacob Frederik Ottozn Van Zevender (28), Schipluiden (ZH district VIII) NL
- William DOUGLAS (57)
- Bastiaen Thoniszn Ruijchrock (86)
- Conrad von der Tann (71), Ostheim vor der Rhön, Allemagne
- Jacob Frederik van Zevender (29), Schipluiden
- Marie JAMBOT, Janzé, 35150, France
- William Douglass (57), Dumfriesshire, Scotland
- Edward King (61), Elphin, Roscommon, Ireland
Born on March 8
- 1518 » Sidonie of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg († 1575)
- 1550 » William Drury, English politician († 1590)
- 1566 » Carlo Gesualdo, Italian lute player and composer († 1613)
- 1658 » Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor, British Baron († 1730)
- 1712 » John Fothergill, English physician and botanist († 1780)
- 1714 » Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German pianist and composer († 1788)
- 1726 » Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician, Treasurer of the Navy († 1799)
- 1746 » André Michaux, French botanist and explorer († 1802)
- 1748 » William V, Prince of Orange († 1806)
- 1761 » Jan Potocki, Polish ethnologist, historian, linguist, and author († 1815)
Died on March 8
- 1466 » Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan (b. 1401)
- 1550 » John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (b. 1495)
- 1619 » Veit Bach, German baker and miller (b. 1550)
- 1641 » Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer and explorer (b. 1587)
- 1702 » William III of England (b. 1650)
- 1717 » Abraham Darby I, English blacksmith (b. 1678)
- 1723 » Christopher Wren, English architect, designed St. Paul's Cathedral (b. 1632)
- 1731 » Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1688)
- 1771 » Louis August le Clerc, French-Danish sculptor and academic (b. 1688)
- 1819 » Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1739)
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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.