A volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius at Pompeii occurs, for the first time in several centuries. December 23 – Thirty Years' War: Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden takes the city of Mainz, without any resistance. Date unknown Publication of Moses Amyraut's Traite des Religions. Antonio Colmenero de Ledesma's Chocolate: or, An Indian Drinke. Births January–March January 1 or 1632 – Katherine Philips, Anglo-Welsh poet (d. 1664) January 2 – Anthonie van Borssom, Dutch painter (d. 1677) January 6 – Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton, Scottish peeress (d. 1716) January 12 – Hasanuddin of Gowa, 16th Ruler of The Sultanate of Gowa (d. 1670) January 23 – Vincent Houdry, French Jesuit preacher and writer on ascetics (d. 1729) February 6 – Edward Abney, English politician (d. 1727) February 10 – Louise of Anhalt-Dessau, Duchess suo jure of Oława and Wołów (1672–1680) (d. 1680) February 22 – Peder Syv, Danish historian (d. 1702) March 3 – Esaias Boursse, Dutch painter (d. 1672) March 9 – Claude-François Ménestrier, French heraldist, Jesuit, courtier (d. 1705) March 13 – Lodewijck Huygens, Dutch diplomat (d. 1699) March 16 – René Le Bossu, French critic (d. 1680) April–June April 8 – Cornelis de Heem, Dutch painter (d. 1695) April 15 Piero de Bonzi, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1703) Walter Vincent, English politician (d. 1680) April 21 – Francesco Maidalchini, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1700) April 29 – Joseph Bridger, Colonial Governor of Virginia (d. 1686) May 2 – John Murray, 1st Marquess of Atholl (d. 1703) May 4 – William Brereton, 3rd Baron Brereton, English politician (d. 1680) May 10 – Flavio Chigi, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1693) May 18 – Stanislaus Papczyński, Polish priest (d. 1701) May 19 – Christoffel Pierson, Dutch painter (d. 1714) May 28 – Louis André, French Jesuit priest, missionary and translator (d. 1715) May 29 – Robert Paston, 1st Earl of Yarmouth, English politician, earl (d. 1683) June 13 – Gilbert Hay, 11th Earl of Erroll, Scottish noble (d. 1674) June 17 – Gauharara Begum, Mughal noblewoman (d. 1706) June 22 – Francis Rombouts, Dutch Mayor of New York City (d. 1691) June 25 – António das Chagas, Portuguese Franciscan friar and ascetical writer (d. 1682) June 26 – Vincenzo Albrici, Italian composer (d. 1695) July–September July 4 – John Roettiers, English engraver (d. 1703) July 15 Richard Cumberland, English philosopher (d. 1718) Jens Juel, Danish diplomat (d. 1700) August