Celebrate smarter! 🎉 Explore fun trivia, unique songs, and surprising birthday facts. It’s time to rethink the way we celebrate! Subscribe now for endless birthday inspiration! 🎂✨ (Sponsored)
Historical Event(s)
– Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the largest Catholic university in the world.
– King James Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
– The mutinous crew of Henry Hudson’s fourth voyage sets Henry, his son and seven loyal crew members adrift in an open boat in what is now Hudson Bay; they are never heard from again.
– Russian homage to the King of Poland, Sigismund III Vasa.
– William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
Who Were Born On ?
– Johannes Hevelius, Polish-born astronomer (d. 1687)
– Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)
– John Pell, English mathematician (d. 1685)
– Pope Innocent XI (d. 1689)
– Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Austrian-born Queen consort of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, wife of King Władysław IV Vasa (d. 1644)
– Ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. 1650)
– Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (d. 1671)
– Turenne, 3rd Marshal General of France (d. 1675)
– François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (d. 1656)