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Historical Event(s)
– The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston, Massachusetts.
– Thirty Years’ War: the Peace of Prague (1635) is signed.
– Guadeloupe becomes a French colony.
– Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II of Austria declares war on France.
– Founder of Rhode Island Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a religious dissident after he speaks out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away Native American land.
– Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launch a pacification campaign against native villages, resulting in Dutch control of the middle and south of the island.
Who Were Born On ?
– Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709)
– Philipp Jakob Spener, German theologian (d. 1705)
– Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)
– Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna, Swedish statesman (d. 1680)
– Philippe Quinault, French writer (d. 1688)
– Robert Hooke, English scientist (d. 1703)
– Peder Griffenfeld, Danish statesman (d. 1699)
– Francis Willughby, English biologist (d. 1672)
– Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, wife of Louis XIV of France (d. 1719)
– Princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650)