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Historical Event(s)
– Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after he led the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci.
– Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the See Meeuw.
– Peter Minuit buys Manhattan.
– St. Peter’s Basilica is consecrated.
Who Were Born On ?
– Lucas Achtschellinck, Flemish painter (d. 1699)
– Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)
– John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)
– Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)
– William II, Prince of Orange (d. 1650)
– Sabbatai Zevi, Montenegrin rabbi, kabbalist, and founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement (d. 1676)
– Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland (d. 1712)
– Queen Christina of Sweden (d. 1689)
– Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)