What Happened in September 1638

Historical Events

  • Sep 1 -4] French queen-mother Maria de' Medici visits Amsterdam

Famous Birthdays

Louis XIV (1638-1715)

Sep 5 King of France (1643-1715), known as "The Sun King", had longest reign in country, born in Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

Maria Theresa of Spain (1638-1683)

Sep 10 Queen of Louis XIV of France, born in El Escorial, Spain


Famous Deaths

  • Sep 14 John Harvard, English clergyman and benefactor of Harvard College, dies at 30