Historical Events In 1638

Jan 01   Antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres, French poet/playwright in the year 1638.  

Jan 03   Dutch Premier Van Joost speaks of "Hostage rights of Aemstel" in the year 1638.  

Jan 03   Schouwburg Theatre, the first in Amsterdam, opens on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Petition in Recife Brazil leads to closing of their 2 synagogues on this day in history.  

Jan 10   On this day in history niels Stensen, Danish astronomer  

Jan 12   Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austrian fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars) in the year 1638.  

Jan 21   In the year 1638 ignazio Donati, Italian composer (c. 1570)  

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

Feb 11   Dutch countess Louise of Solms marries earl John of Brederode in the year 1638.  

Feb 14   In the year 1638 sybilla Schwarz, writer  

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

Feb 28   In the year 1638 scottish Presbyterians sign National Convenant, Greyfriars, Edinburgh  

Feb 28   Scottish Presbyterians sign National Convent, Greyfriars, Edinburgh on this day in history.  

Mar 03   Duke Bernard van Saksen-Weimar occupies Rheinfelden on this day in history.  

Mar 07   On this day in history cornelis S Goyer takes possession of Mauritius (uninhabited)  

Mar 08   In the year 1638 jacob C van Neck, admiral/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73  

Mar 15   In the year 1638 shunzhi Emperor of China  

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

Mar 22   Religious dissident Anne Hutchinson expelled from Mass Bay Colony in the year 1638.  

Mar 22   In the year 1638 religious dissident Anne Hutchinson expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony  

Mar 23   Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist in the year 1638.  

Mar 26   Palamedes "Stevens" Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 30 in the year 1638.  

Mar 29   In the year 1638 1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans)  

Mar 29   In the year 1638 first permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans)  

Apr 11   In the year 1638 diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer  

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

May 07   On this day in history cornelis S Goyer takes possession of Mauritius (uninhabited)  

May 14   Admiral Adam Westerwolt conquerors Batticaloa, Ceylon on this day in history.  

May 27   Nicolas Forme, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jun 01   On this day in history 1st earthquake recorded in US, at Plymouth, Mass  

Jun 01   The first earthquake recorded in US, at Plymouth, Mass in the year 1638.  

Jun 15   On this day in history samuel Apostool, Dutch vicar/theologist (The Sun)  

Jun 25   A lunar eclipse becomes the first astronomical event recorded in US in the year 1638.  

Jun 25   Lunar eclipse is 1st astronomical event recorded in US on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres, French poet/playwright was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 10   Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686) was born in the year 1638.  

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

Jan 24   Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 14   Sybilla Schwarz, writer was born in the year 1638.  

Mar 14   On this day in history birth of johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic (d. 1710)  

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

Jan 27   Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish novelist died in the year 1638.  

Feb 28   Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/poet, dies at 56 in the year 1638.  

Mar 08   In the year 1638 jacob C van Neck, admiral/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73  

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

Mar 26   In the year 1638 palamedes "Stevens" Palamedesz, painter, dies at about 30  

Apr 07   Shimazu Tadatsune, Japanese ruler of Satsuma (b. 1576) died in the year 1638.  

May 06   On this day in history cornelius Jansen, theologian (Jansenism), dies