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Born on Sunday January 4, 1604
- Gerardus Steppe, Okegem, België
- Arnoldt Jessen, Wehr (D)
- Judocus Meert, Erembodegem, België
- Arnoldt Jessen, Wehr D
- Barbara de Keyser, Tielrode († 1653)
- Johan Adam Vrijheer van Praunfalk-Neuhaus, Neuhaus (Gemeinde Pürgg), Steiermark († 1665)
- Agostino Ceva Grimaldi († 1668)
- Michiel de Beckere, Grimbergen
- Claes de Bes, Streefkerk († 1615)
- Jan Marten Aert Baijliaerts, Zundert († 1677)
Died on Sunday January 4, 1604
- Frans II (de Zwarte Ridder) Vrijheer Nádasdy van Nádasd en Fogarasföld (49), Sarvar (Kotenburg), West-Hongarije
- Jean Amand van den Steen
- Pieter Adriaansz. van der Werff (74), Leiden, Z.H
- Anselme van der Burch
- Herman van MANDERSCHEID-BLANKENHEIM (68), Blankenheim, Noordrijn-Westfalen
- Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff (74), Leiden
- Pieter Adriaensz van der Werff (Vermeer) (74), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Margaretha Moser von Filseck und Weilerberg (54), Brackenheim, Heilbronn, Württemberg, Deutschland
- Pieter Adriaens van der Werff (74), Leiden, Nederland
- Willem van Sonnevelt
Born on January 4
- 1467 » Bodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode († 1538)
- 1581 » James Ussher, Irish archbishop and historian († 1656)
- 1643 » Isaac Newton, English mathematician and physicist († 1727)
- 1654 » Lars Roberg, Swedish physician and academic († 1742)
- 1672 » Hugh Boulter, English-Irish archbishop († 1742)
- 1710 » Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer, violinist, and organist († 1736)
- 1720 » Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer († 1774)
- 1785 » Jacob Grimm, German philologist and mythologist († 1863)
- 1809 » Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille († 1852)
- 1813 » Isaac Pitman, English linguist and educator († 1897)
Died on January 4
- 1424 » Muzio Sforza, Italian condottiero
- 1428 » Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (b. 1370)
- 1584 » Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1539)
- 1604 » Ferenc Nádasdy, Hungarian noble (b. 1555)
- 1695 » François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, French general (b. 1628)
- 1752 » Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1704)
- 1761 » Stephen Hales, English clergyman and physiologist (b. 1677)
- 1782 » Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect, designed École Militaire (b. 1698)
- 1786 » Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1729)
- 1804 » Charlotte Lennox, English author and poet (b. 1730)
Names that were popular for boys in 1604
- Jan
- Cornelis
- John
- Pieter
- Joannes
- William
- Thomas
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jean
- Willem
- Robert
- Johan
- Johannes
- Richard
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1604
- Anna
- Maria
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Anne
- Elisabeth
- Marie
- Joanna
- Margaretha
- Neeltje
- Margaret
- Barbara
- Louise
- Agnes
- Trijntje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1604
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- June 24 » Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present-day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
- September 1 » Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, was first installed at Harmandir Sahib.
- October 9 » Supernova 1604 is sighted, the most recent supernova to be observed within the Milky Way.
- October 17 » Kepler's Supernova is observed in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
- November 1 » William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is performed for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.