What Happened in December 1635

Famous Birthdays

  • Dec 18 Antonius Matthaeus, Dutch lawyer and historian (De criminibus) (d. 1710)
  • Dec 28 Princess Elizabeth of England (d. 1650)

Famous Deaths

  • Dec 1 Melchior Teschner, German composer, dies at 51

Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635)

Dec 25 French explorer (Lake Champlain) and founder of Quebec City, dies of a stroke at 61