Birthdays in History Dec 1 John-Erasmus Quellinus [Quellien], Flemish painter Dec 24 Mariana of Austria, queen consort and niece of Philip IV of Spain, regent to son Charles II, born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (d. 1696) Deaths in History Dec 29 John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop, dies at 22 1633 On This Day in History 1635