Deaths on October 14

Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

Died on October 14, 1631

Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Queen and regent of Denmark (b. 1557)

Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (4 September 1557 – 14 October 1631) was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to Frederick II of Denmark. She was the mother of King Christian IV of Denmark. She was Regent of Schleswig-Holstein from 1590 to 1594.

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Events on 1631

25 Feb

Cardinal Richelieu
François de Bassompierre, a French courtier, is arrested on Richelieu's orders.
18 May

John Winthrop
In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.
20 May

Sack of Magdeburg
The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War.
17 Jun

Taj Mahal
Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, will spend the next 17 years building her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.
20 Jun

Baltimore, County Cork
The sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates.

Deaths on October 14

Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

Died on October 14, 1631

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Events on 1631

Cardinal Richelieu

John Winthrop

Sack of Magdeburg

Taj Mahal

Baltimore, County Cork