he be truly incorrigible." October–December October 3 – A combined squadron of fifteen Neapolitan (Spain), Tuscan, and Papal galleys defeat a squadron of six Algerian ships on the island of San Pietro, near Sardinia. (details) November 3 – Rodrigo Pacheco becomes the Viceroy of New Spain after arriving in Mexico City. December 24 – Denmark's first postal service is launched by order of King Christian IV. Date unknown The Japanese shōgun expels the Spanish from Japan, and severs trade with the Philippines. Henry Briggs publishes Arithmetica Logarithmica. Jakob Bartsch first publishes a chart, showing the constellation Camelopardalis around the North Star. Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba starts to rule. Frans Hals produces the painting later known as the Laughing Cavalier. The German-language Luther Bible is publicly burned, by order of the Pope. Births January–March January 7 – Guarino Guarini, Italian architect of the Piedmontese Baroque (d. 1683) January 9 – Empress Meishō of Japan (d. 1696) January 15 – Rombout Verhulst, Dutch sculptor (d. 1698) January 16 – Pierre Lambert de la Motte, French bishop (d. 1679) January 18 – Thyrsus González de Santalla, Spanish theologian elected Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1705) January 26 – George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1705) January 31 – Arnold Geulincx, Flemish philosopher (d. 1669) February 11 Ivan Ančić, Croatian theological writer (d. 1685) Lambert Doomer, Dutch Golden Age landscape painter (d. 1700) February 23 – Robert Treat, American colonial leader (d. 1710) March – Jane Leade, English esotericist (d. 1704) March 6 – Johann Georg Albinus, German pastor and hymnist (d. 1679) March 12 – Damian Hartard von der Leyen-Hohengeroldseck, German archbishop (d. 1678) March 20 – William Jones, English lawyer, Deputy Governor of Connecticut (d. 1706) March 21 François Roberday, French Baroque organist and composer (d. 1680) Paolo Segneri, Italian Jesuit (d. 1694) March 25 – William Pulteney, English Member of Parliament (d. 1691) March 31 – Antoine Pagi, French ecclesiastical historian (d. 1699) April–June April 4 – François Marie, Prince of Lillebonne, French nobleman and member of the House of Lorraine (d. 1694) April 9 – Henrik Rysensteen, Dutch military engineer (d. 1679) April 12 – Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours (d. 1652) April 15 – Pieter Nijs, Dutch Golden Age painter (d. 1681) April 20 – Samuel Mearne, English Restoration bookbinder and publisher (d. 1683) April 24 – Jan Peeters I, Flemish Baroque painter (d.