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Famous People Born in 1630

  • Jan 11 John Rogers, American President of Harvard in the US (d. 1684)
  • Feb 19 Shivaji Bhonsle [Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj], Indian warrior and founder of the Maratha Empire (disputed birth date; 1630-02-19 accepted by Indian government), born at Shivneri fort (d. 1680)
  • Mar 1 Ferdinand van Apshoven de Jongere, Flemish painter, baptized
  • Mar 24 José Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal, born in Logro, Old Castile (d. 1699)
  • Apr 28 Charles Cotton, English poet and writer, born in Alstonefield, Staffordshire, England (d. 1687)

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May 29 Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1660-85), born in St James's Palace, London (d. 1685)

King of England Charles II
King of England
Charles II
  • Jun 10 Willem van Bemmel, Dutch painter and etcher, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1708)
  • Aug 1 Thomas Clifford, English statesman (1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh), born in Ugbrooke, Devon, England (d. 1673)
  • Aug 27 Maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter, born in Nootdorp, Netherlands (d. 1693)
  • Sep 17 Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma, born in Parma (d. 1694)
  • Oct 14 Sophia of Hanover, Princess Palatine and Electress of Saxony, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1714)
  • Nov 18 Eleonora Gonzaga, Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (1651-57), born in Mantua, Duchy of Mantua (d. 1686)
  • Nov 24 Etienne Baluze, French scholar (d. 1718)
  • Nov 27 Sigismund Francis, Archduke of Austria, born in Innsbruck, Austria (d. 1665)
  • Dec 12 Olof Rudbeck, Swedish scientist, writer and composer, born in Västerås (d. 1702)

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