WhoWasBorn
English

A date. A name. A source.

ON THIS DAY

Born in 1629

53 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

  1. John III Sobieski

    politician, monarch

    1629–1696 · aged 66

    August 17 · 1629

    Source: Czech National Authority Database

  2. Christiaan Huygens

    astronomer, instrument maker

    1629–1695

    April 14 · 1629

    Source: The Fine Art Archive Db

  3. Alexei I of Russia*

    monarch

    Date disputed

    March 29 · 1629

    Source: Q21595875

  4. Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg

    monarch

    1629–1698 · aged 68

    November 30 · 1629

    Source: Hessian Biography

  5. Oliver Plunkett

    Catholic priest, Catholic deacon

    1629–1681 · aged 51

    November 1 · 1629

    Source: Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon

  6. Balthasar Charles

    crown prince

    1629–1646 · aged 16

    October 17 · 1629

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  7. John of Austria the Younger

    military leader, military personnel

    1629–1679 · aged 50

    April 7 · 1629

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  8. Pieter de Hooch

    painter, architectural drafter

    1629–1684

    December 20 · 1629

    Source: The Fine Art Archive Db

  9. Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll

    politician

    1629–1685 · aged 56

    February 26 · 1629

    Source: RKDartists

  10. Cornelis Tromp

    military personnel

    1629–1691 · aged 61

    September 9 · 1629

    Source: Croatian Encyclopedia

  11. Princess Kunxing

    1629–1646

    1629

    No external source identified

  12. Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort

    politician

    1629–1700

    1629

    Source: British Museum person-institution thesaurus

  13. Muazzez Sultan

    slave

    1629–1687

    1629

    No external source identified

  14. Gabriel Metsu

    visual artist, painter

    1629–1667

    1629

    Source: BnF authorities

  15. Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti

    military personnel

    1629–1666

    October 11 · 1629

    Source: BnF authorities

  16. Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg

    monarch

    1629–1689 · aged 60

    October 11 · 1629

    Source: Dictionary of Swedish National Biography

  17. Niels Juel

    naval officer, soldier

    1629–1697 · aged 67

    May 8 · 1629

    Source: GeneaStar

  18. Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria

    politician

    1629–1685

    August 12 · 1629

    Source: The Peerage

  19. William Egon of Fürstenberg

    Catholic bishop, Catholic priest

    1629–1704 · aged 74

    December 2 · 1629

    Source: Fürstenberg, Wilhelm Ego Graf (BLKÖ)

  20. François de Créquy*

    military personnel

    Date disputed

    October 2 · 1629

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  21. Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle

    diplomat, politician

    1629–1685

    1629

    Source: British Museum person-institution thesaurus

  22. Maria van Riebeeck

    politician

    1629–1664 · aged 35

    October 28 · 1629

    Source: Biografisch Portaal

  23. Jean-Henri d'Anglebert

    organist, harpsichordist

    1629–1691 · aged 62

    April 1 · 1629

    Source: imslp.org

  24. Symeon of Polotsk

    philosopher, poet

    1629–1680 · aged 50

    December 12 · 1629

    Source: Pedagogues and Psychologists of the World

  25. Princess Luisa Cristina of Savoy

    aristocrat

    1629–1692

    July 27 · 1629

    Source: BnF authorities

  26. Philip Howard

    Catholic priest

    1629–1694 · aged 64

    September 21 · 1629

    Source: SNAC

  27. Laurent Cassegrain

    physicist, astronomer

    1629–1693

    1629

    Source: Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers

  28. Agnes Block

    gardener, art collector

    1629–1704 · aged 74

    October 29 · 1629

    Source: Biografisch Portaal

  29. Charles Colbert, marquis de Croissy

    statesperson, diplomat

    1629–1696 · aged 66

    August 5 · 1629

    Source: BnF authorities

  30. Abraham Teniers

    painter, artist

    1629–1670

    1629

    Source: RKDartists

  31. Sibylle Ursula of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel*

    translator, aristocrat

    Date disputed

    February 4 · 1629

    No external source identified

  32. Shō Shitsu

    1629–1668

    1629

    Source: mairi.me

  33. Zsófia Báthory

    aristocrat

    1629–1680

    1629

    Source: MAK

  34. Adolph, Prince of Nassau-Schaumburg

    aristocrat

    1629–1676 · aged 47

    January 23 · 1629

    Source: The Peerage

  35. Francis Erdmann, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

    ruler

    1629–1666 · aged 37

    February 25 · 1629

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  36. Anna Margaret of Hesse-Homburg

    aristocrat

    1629–1686 · aged 56

    August 31 · 1629

    No external source identified

  37. Jan Commelin

    university teacher, botanist

    1629–1692 · aged 62

    April 23 · 1629

    Source: BnF authorities

  38. Francesco Maria Imperiale Lercari

    politician

    1629–1712 · aged 82

    June 4 · 1629

    No external source identified

  39. Agostino Scilla*

    painter, writer

    Date disputed

    August 10 · 1629

    Source: RKDartists

  40. Íñigo Melchor de Velasco, 7th Duke of Frías

    military personnel, commander-in-chief

    1629–1696 · aged 67

    April 16 · 1629

    Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary

  41. Christian Scriver

    hymnwriter, parson

    1629–1693 · aged 64

    January 2 · 1629

    Source: Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon

  42. Johannes Caioni

    composer, poet

    1629–1687 · aged 58

    March 8 · 1629

    No external source identified

  43. Elsa Beata Brahe

    1629–1653 · aged 23

    August 31 · 1629

    No external source identified

  44. Ezekiel, Freiherr von Spanheim*

    scholar, university teacher

    Date disputed

    December 17 · 1629

    Source: ge.ch

  45. Giovan Battista Ruoppolo*

    painter

    Date disputed

    April 5 · 1629

    Source: Union List of Artist Names

  46. Zhu Yizun

    calligrapher, painter

    1629–1709

    1629

    Source: BnF authorities

  47. Peeter van Bredael

    painter

    1629–1719 · aged 89

    July 29 · 1629

    Source: Le Dictionnaire des peintres belges du XIVe siècle à nos jours

  48. Melchor Liñán y Cisneros

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    1629–1708 · aged 78

    December 16 · 1629

    No external source identified

  49. István Gyöngyösi

    poet, politician

    1629–1704 · aged 74

    August 25 · 1629

    No external source identified

  50. Jean-Baptiste Cotelier*

    theologian, professor

    Date disputed

    1629

    Source: Virtual International Authority File

  51. William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel

    artist

    1629–1663 · aged 34

    May 23 · 1629

    Source: Musicalics

  52. Giovanni Francesco Negroni

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    1629–1713 · aged 83

    October 3 · 1629

    Source: info.roma.it

  53. Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat

    politician

    1629–1665 · aged 35

    October 31 · 1629

    Source: RKDartists

Browse by month

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

Explore birth years

16341633163216311630162916281627162616251624