Famous Deaths In 1638

Jan 21 Ignazio Donati, Italian composer (c. 1570) died on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 27 Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish novelist died on this day in history. Share it »

Feb 28 Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/poet, dies at 56 on this day in history. Share it »

Mar 08 Jacob C van Neck, admiral/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73 on this day in history. Share it »

Mar 19 On this day in history paul Moreelse, Dutch painter/master builder, dies at about 66 Share it »

Mar 26 Palamedes "Stevens" Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 30 on this day in history. Share it »

Apr 07 Shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese ruler of Satsuma (b. 1576) died on this day in history. Share it »

May 06 Cornelius Jansen, theologian (Jansenism), dies on this day in history. Share it »

May 27 On this day in history nicolas Forme, composer, dies at 71 Share it »

Jun 27 On this day in history lukaris Cyrillus, patriarch of Alexandria/Constantinople, dies Share it »

Jul 27 Johan VIII de Jongere, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies in battle at 54 on this day in history. Share it »

Aug 12 On this day in history johannes Althusius, [Althaut], German lawyer, dies at about 81 Share it »

Aug 31 John Ward, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history. Share it »

Sep 14 John Harvard, American clergyman (b. 1607) died on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 17 On this day in history death of gilles Claesz de Hondecoeter, Flemish (?) painter, buried at about 63 Share it »

Nov 08 On this day in history johann H Alsted, German theologist/philosopher, dies at 50 Share it »

Nov 11 On this day in history cornelis Cornelisz, "of Haarlem", painter, dies at about 76 Share it »

Dec 10 Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatian writer (Osman), dies at 49 on this day in history. Share it »

Dec 18 Le Pere Joseph, French mystic, dies on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres, French poet/playwright Share it »

Jan 01 Emperor Go-Sai of Japan (d. 1685) was born on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of niels Stensen, Danish astronomer Share it »

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686) Share it »

Jan 12 Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austrian fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars) was born on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 24 On this day in history birth of charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) Share it »

Feb 14 On this day in history birth of sybilla Schwarz, writer Share it »

Mar 14 Johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic (d. 1710) was born on this day in history. Share it »