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September 1625 in History

Events in History

  • Sep 13 16 Rabbis (including Isiah Horowitz) are imprisoned in Jerusalem
  • Sep 24 Dutch attack San Juan, Puerto Rico

Birthdays in History

Johan de WittJohan de Witt (1625-1672)

Sep 24 Dutch statesman and Grand Pensionary of Holland (1653-72), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands

Johan de Witt

Deaths in History

  • Sep 6 Thomas Dempster, Scottish historian (b. 1579)
  • Sep 7 Rombout Hogerbeets, Dutch lawyer and pension minister of Leiden, dies at 64
  • Sep 20 Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet, dies at 69

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