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March 7, 1641Born on Friday March 8, 1641
- Christiaan Karel I Graaf van Giech († 1695)
- Experience Phillips, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States († 1718)
- Francois CLERGET, Les Maillys, 21371, Côte d'Or, Bourgogne, France († 1712)
- Catherine JOUATEL, GESVRES(Mayenne) († 1701)
- Margrethe Dorothea grevinde Rantzau, Rendsborg slot († 1665)
- Esther Read, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States († 1719)
- Louris Pieters, Heemskerk († 1718)
- Mechtildis Jordanus van der Waerden, Best, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Christian Carl Sr. Graf von Giech († 1695)
- Johannes van der Heyden, Breda
Died on Friday March 8, 1641
- Miles Williamson (Main Line) Fleetwood of Cranford and Aldwinkle (64), London, Middlesex, England
- Martijnken Hendrikx Vernaet (Vermaat) (46), Biggekerke
- Teleke ev Hermann Deitersz zur Geist (71), Wesuwe-Geest
- Martijnken Hendriks VERNAET, Biggekerke
- Martijnke Hendrikx (52), Biggekerke
- Teleke N, Wesuwe-Geest
- Elisabeth Adriaensdr
- Teleke N, Haren(Emsland)-Wesuwe-Geist
- Franchoys de Block, Temse
- Joannes Lucas, Overpelt
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 1641
- 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 6 » Arauco War: The first Parliament of Quillín is celebrated, putting a temporary hold on hostilities between Mapuches and Spanish in Chile.
- March 11 » Guaraní forces living in the Jesuit reductions defeat bandeirantes loyal to the Portuguese Empire at the Battle of Mbororé in present-day Panambí, Argentina.
- August 10 » The Treaty of London between England and Scotland, ending the Bishops' Wars, is signed.
- September 23 » The Merchant Royal, carrying a treasure of over 100,000 pounds of gold (worth over £1 billion today), is lost at sea off Land's End.
- October 24 » Felim O'Neill of Kinard, the leader of the Irish Rebellion, issues his Proclamation of Dungannon, justifying the uprising and declaring continued loyalty to King Charles I of England.