Historical Events In 1638

Jan 01   In the year 1638 antoinette du Ligier de la Guard Deshoulieres, French poet/playwright  

Jan 03   Dutch Premier Van Joost speaks of "Hostage rights of Aemstel" on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1638.  

Jan 10   In the year 1638 niels Stensen, Danish astronomer  

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

Jan 21   Ignazio Donati, Italian composer (c. 1570) in the year 1638.  

Jan 27   In the year 1638 gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish novelist  

Feb 11   On this day in history dutch countess Louise of Solms marries earl John of Brederode  

Feb 14   Sybilla Schwarz, writer on this day in history.  

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

Feb 28   On this day in history scottish Presbyterians sign National Convenant, Greyfriars, Edinburgh  

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

Mar 03   In the year 1638 duke Bernard van Saksen-Weimar occupies Rheinfelden  

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   Shunzhi Emperor of China on this day in history.  

Mar 19   In the year 1638 paul Moreelse, Dutch painter/master builder, dies at about 66  

Mar 22   On this day in history religious dissident Anne Hutchinson expelled from Mass Bay Colony  

Mar 22   On this day in history 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   1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans) in the year 1638.  

Mar 29   First permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans) on this day in history.  

Apr 11   In the year 1638 diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer  

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

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   On this day in history nicolas Forme, composer, dies at 71  

Jun 01   1st earthquake recorded in US, at Plymouth, Mass in the year 1638.  

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

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

Jun 25   On this day in history a lunar eclipse becomes the first astronomical event recorded in US  

Jun 25   Lunar eclipse is 1st astronomical event recorded in US in the year 1638.  

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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 in the year 1638.  

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

Jan 10   Nicolas Steno, Danish geologist (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of ernst R Tarhemberg, Austrian fieldmarshal (Turkish Wars)  

Jan 24   Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet (d. 1706) was born in the year 1638.  

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

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

Jan 21   On this day in history death of ignazio Donati, Italian composer (c. 1570)  

Jan 27   In the year 1638 death of gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish novelist  

Feb 28   On this day in history claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/poet, dies at 56  

Mar 08   On this day in history jacob C van Neck, admiral/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73  

Mar 19   Paul Moreelse, Dutch painter/master builder, dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

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

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

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