The official flag of New York City. The seal depicts Dexter, a sailor representing the first European settlers, and Sinister, a native Manhatten indian. The shield has sails of a windmill, and flour barrels representing industry, and beavers, taken from the seal of New Netherland. Picture credit Dave Fletcher
In the year 1625, Charles Stuart succeeds to the throne on the death of his father, King James I of England (Mar 27), the Dutch settle in Manhattan, founding the town of New Amsterdam, an English colony is established in Barbados, Johann Rudolf Glauber discovers sodium sulfate in Austrian spring water – and all these fine people were born:
1625-0129 Thieleman J. van Braght* Anabaptist author - Dordrecht, Dutch Republic (1654/39)
1625-0214 Maria Euphrosyne of Zweibrücken* countess palatine/sister of King Charles X of Sweden - Stegeborg Castle, Sweden (1687/62)
1625-0218 Giovanni Giuseppe Cosattini* painter - Udine (1699/74)
1625-0314 Daniel Gittard* architect - Blandy-les-Tours, Kingdom of France (1686/61)
1625-0325 John Collins* mathematician/ extensive correspondence provides details of scientific development of his time – Oxford, England (1683/58)
1625-0405 Domenico Maria Canuti* painter - Bologna, Papal States (1684/59)
1625-0418 John Baber* physician/King’s man - Wells, Somersetshire, England (1704/79)
1625-0509 George Pitt* landowner/ politician - Strathfieldsaye, Hampshire, England (1694/69)
1625-0513 Carlo Maratta* painter - Camerano, Papal States (1713/88)
1625-0525 John Davies* writer/translator - Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales (1693/c.68)
1625-0608 Giovanni Cassini* mathematician/ astronomer/engineer – Perinaldo, Republic of Genoa (1712/87)
1625-0616 Samuel Chappuzeau* author/ poet/playwright - Paris, Kingdom of France (1701/76)
1625-0617 Peder Hansen Resen* historian - Copenhagen, Denmark-Norway (1688/62)
1625-0710 Jean Herauld Gourville* adventurer - La Rochefoucauld, Kingdom of France (1703/77)
1625-0730 Philippe François* the 1st Duke of Arenberg - Brussels (1674/49)
1625-0809 Hans Rosing* clergyman/Bishop of Oslo - Brønnøy, Norway (1699/73)
1625-0813 Rasmus Bartholin* physician/grammarian – Roskilde, Denmark-Norway (1698/73)
1625-0820 Thomas Corneille* lexicographer/dramatist/brother of Pierre Corneil - Rouen, Kingdom of France (1709/84)
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1625-0902 Federico Baldeschi Colonna* Italian Catholic Cardinal - Perugia, Umbria (1691/66)
1625-0924 Johan de Witt* politician/statesman - Dordrecht, Dutch Republic (1672/46)
1625-1010 Erik Dahlbergh* military engineer/ Governor-general/Field marshal - Stockholm, Sweden (1703/77)
1625-1031 Christen Jensen Lodberg* bishop - Todbøl, Lodbjerg Parish, Denmark (1693/67)
1625-1101 Oliver Plunkett* canonized archbishop - Loughcrew, County Meath, Ireland (1681/55)
1625-1120 Paulus Potter* painter - Enkhuizen, Dutch Republic (1654/28)
1625-1130 Jean Domat* jurist - Clermont, Kingdom of France (1696/70)
1625-1210 Melchior Barthel* German sculptor - Dresden, Hoy Roman Empire (1672/46)
1625-1214 Barthélemy d’Herbelot* orientalist - Paris, Kingdom of France (1695/69)
1625-1216 Erhard Weigel* German mathematician/astronomer/ philosopher - Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Electorate of Bavaria(1699/73)
1625-1220 David Gregory* physician/ inventor/father of 29 - Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (1720/95)
1625-1224 Johann Rudolph Ahle* German organist/composer/theorist - Mühlhausen, Thuringia (1673/47)
Updated 1.8.2022-1