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Born on Thursday August 31, 1600
- GEORGE FORMAN (MA) LEWIS
- George Lewis, Brenchley, Kent, Royaume-Uni († 1662)
- Michel DECOURTY, Boisville-la-Saint-Père, Eure-et-Loir, Centre-Val de Loire, France († 1659)
- Margarete Keller, Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Jean Arnould HESPEL, Croix, 59163, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France († 1649)
- Anna Wisman, Keulen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Hans Kraehenbuehl
Died on Thursday August 31, 1600
- Juliane Ursula von Baden-Durlach (0)
- William Riddell (55), Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
- Elisabetta (Bettuzza) VASSALLO* (55), Carini,90044,Palerme,Sicile,ITALIE
- Juliane Ursule Princess Of Baden (0)
- Johanna Pietersdr (Jeannetje) van der Velde (55), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Karel van UTENHOVEN (64), Keulen, Noordrijn-Westfalen
- Karel Karelsz van UTENHOVE (64), Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
- Karel van Utenhove (64)
- Octave Secundus Vrijheer Fugger Heer van Kirchheim (51), Augsburg, Zwaben, Beieren
- Octavian Secundus Fugger (51)
Born on August 31
- 1542 » Isabella de' Medici, Italian princess († 1576)
- 1569 » Jahangir, Mughal emperor († 1627)
- 1652 » Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Italian nobleman († 1708)
- 1663 » Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker († 1705)
- 1721 » George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1775)
- 1741 » Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, French composer and educator († 1816)
- 1748 » Jean-Étienne Despréaux, French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright († 1820)
- 1767 » Henry Joy McCracken, Irish businessman and activist, founded the Society of United Irishmen († 1798)
- 1775 » Agnes Bulmer, English poet and author († 1836)
- 1797 » Stephen Geary, English architect, inventor and entrepreneur († 1854)
Died on August 31
- 1422 » Henry V of England (b. 1386)
- 1450 » Isabella of Navarre, Countess of Armagnac (b. 1395)
- 1502 » Thomas Wode, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
- 1528 » Matthias Grünewald, German artist (b. 1470)
- 1645 » Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (b. 1566)
- 1654 » Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian (b. 1588)
- 1688 » John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (b. 1628)
- 1730 » Gottfried Finger, Czech-German viol player and composer (b. 1660)
- 1741 » Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (b. 1681)
- 1772 » William Borlase, English geologist and historian (b. 1695)
Names that were popular for boys in 1600
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Jean
- John
- Thomas
- Johan
- Hendrik
- Adriaen
- Petrus
- Claes
- Johannes
Names that were popular for girls in 1600
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Mary
- Jeanne
- Barbara
- Margaretha
- Cornelia
- 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 19 » The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.
- March 20 » The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden: five Swedish noblemen are publicly beheaded in the aftermath of the War against Sigismund (1598–1599).
- August 5 » The Gowrie Conspiracy against King James VI of Scotland (later to become King James I of England) takes place.
- August 23 » Battle of Gifu Castle: The eastern forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu defeat the western Japanese clans loyal to Toyotomi Hideyori, leading to the destruction of Gifu Castle and serving as a prelude to the Battle of Sekigahara.
- 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.