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Born on Sunday December 3, 1600
- Maria, Kessel, Nijlen, arr. Mechelen
- Margareta Peter Mattheus Monten, Groot Zundert († 1653)
- Maria Matthys, Kessel, België († 1624)
- Elisabeth Tibergien, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Maijken Jan Aert, Fijnaart en Heijningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Wilhelmus van Lamoen, Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1667)
- Maria Mathys, Kessel
- Richard Richards, Breage, Cornwall, England († 1685)
- Job Jansz Sman, Nootdorp († 1647)
- Lieven van der Mersch, Haarlem, Nederland († 1666)
Died on Sunday December 3, 1600
- Roger NORTH 2nd Baron North (70), Charterhouse, London, Middlesex, England
- Roger North Lord (70), Charterhouse, London, Middlesex, England
- Roger Lord North (69)
- Albrecht Friedrich von Brandenburg (18)
- Albert Frederick van Brandenburg (18)
- Lady Edith Longe (101), Semington, Wiltshire, England
- Roger North 2nd Baron of Kirtling North (70), Charterhouse, London, Middlesex, England
- Albrecht Friedrich VON BRANDENBURG (18)
- Roger North, (69), Charterhouse, Middlesex, England
- Roger NORTH (70), London, Middlesex
Born on December 3
- 1447 » Bayezid II, Ottoman sultan († 1512)
- 1483 » Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German theologian and Protestant reformer († 1565)
- 1560 » Jan Gruter, Dutch scholar and critic († 1627)
- 1590 » Daniel Seghers, Flemish Jesuit brother and painter († 1661)
- 1596 » Nicola Amati, Italian instrument maker († 1684)
- 1616 » John Wallis, English mathematician and cryptographer († 1703)
- 1684 » Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian historian and writer († 1754)
- 1722 » Hryhorii Skovoroda, Ukrainian poet, composer, and philosopher († 1794)
- 1729 » Antonio Soler, Spanish composer and theorist († 1783)
- 1730 » Mahadaji Shinde, Maratha ruler of Gwalior († 1794)
Died on December 3
- 1532 » Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (b. 1502)
- 1533 » Vasili III of Russia (b. 1479)
- 1542 » Jean Tixier de Ravisi, French scholar and academic (b. 1470)
- 1552 » Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1506)
- 1592 » Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1545)
- 1610 » Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general and daimyō (b. 1548)
- 1668 » William Cecil, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (b. 1591)
- 1706 » Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen (b. 1637)
- 1765 » Lord John Sackville, English cricketer and politician (b. 1713)
- 1789 » Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (b. 1714)
Names that were popular for boys in 1600
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Jean
- John
- Thomas
- Johan
- Hendrik
- Petrus
- Adriaen
- Claes
- Johannes
Names that were popular for girls in 1600
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Mary
- Jeanne
- Barbara
- Cornelia
- Margaretha
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1600
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 17 » On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak.
- February 19 » The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.
- August 5 » The Gowrie Conspiracy against King James VI of Scotland (later to become King James I of England) takes place.
- October 6 » Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance, beginning the Baroque period.
- October 21 » Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the leaders of rival Japanese clans in the Battle of Sekigahara and becomes shōgun of Japan.
- December 31 » The British East India Company is chartered.