John Hale (minister)

John Hale was the Puritan pastor of Beverly, Massachusetts, and took part in the Salem witch trials in 1692. He was one of the most prominent and influential ministers associated with the witch trials, being noted as having initially supported the trials and then changing his mind and publishing a critique of them.

3 June 1636

Born on the same birth day (3 June): Al Horford • Bill Paterson (actor) • Charles II, Archduke of Austria • George Fernandes • Harrison Bader • Patrick Cargill • Philippe Quinault • Ramon Jacinto • Theodore Robinson • Vivian Woodward • Walter Robins

Born in the same month (June 1636): Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon