Famous Birthdays Mar 5 Jan van der Heyden, Dutch painter and inventor (fire hose; street lighting), born in Gorinchem, South Holland (d. 1712) Mar 12 Anne Hyde, wife of James II of England (d. 1671) Born in 1637 Famous Deaths Mar 19 Péter Pázmány, Hungarian cardinal and statesman, dies at 66 Feb 1637 History by Year Apr 1637 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists