John Dryden
English poet and playwright
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Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
Princess of Orange from 1647 to 1650
Anne Conway
English philosopher
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
English statesman
Abraham Brueghel
Flemish painter
Stanislaus Papczyński
Polish Catholic priest
Richard Cumberland
English philosopher and bishop
Francesco Maidalchini
Italian Catholic cardinal
Philip Henry
English Nonconformist clergyman and diarist
Peder Syv
Danish philologist, folklorist and priest
Jens Juel
Danish diplomat
Catharina Questiers
Dutch poet and dramatist
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- 1631–1706Gauhar Ara BegumMughal princessJune 17
- 1631–1712Sebastian Anton SchererGerman organist and composerOctober 3
- 1631–1696Charles PorterEnglish-born politician and judgeSeptember 6
- 1631–1680René Le Bossu17th-century French literary criticMarch 16