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What Happened in February 1637

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Historical Events

  • Feb 2 Zorilla's "El más Impropio Verdugo Para Las" premieres in Madrid
  • Feb 15 Ferdinand III succeeds Ferdinand II as Holy Roman Emperor

Events in 1637

Famous Birthdays

  • Feb 10 Henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch princess consort of Anhalt-Dessau and daughter of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, born in The Hague (d. 1708)
  • Feb 12 Jan Swammerdam, Dutch anatomist and entomologist (Bible of Nature), born in Amsterdam (d. 1680)
Born in 1637

Famous Deaths

Ferdinand II (1578-1637)

Feb 15 King of Bohemia & Hungary and German Emperor (1619-37), dies at 58

Ferdinand II

Famous People by their Chinese Zodiac Animal

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