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Historical Event(s)
– A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society.
– The first Dutch voyage to the East Indies reaches Bantam (on Java).
– Imjin War: Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.
Who Were Born On ?
– François Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643)
– John Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)
– Vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648)
– Jean-Charles de la Faille, Flemish mathematician (d. 1652)
– John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)
– Roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672)
– Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1660)
– Martin Opitz von Boberfeld, German poet (d. 1639)