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Born on Friday December 21, 1607
- Richard Butler, Braintree, Essex, England († 1684)
- Maria de Huijbert, Zierikzee, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, Nederland († 1664)
- Maria de Huijbert, Zierikzee († 1664)
- Elisabetha Nauts, Waasmunster,, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1676)
Died on Friday December 21, 1607
- Henri Vilain XIIII
- Jacob Jacobsz. Vueren (42), Willige Langerak
- Hendrik van Gent-Villain
- Elizabeth Bassendon (17)
- Margriete Jacobsdr (55)
- Henri Vilain
- Adriaentgen Jansdr.
Born on December 21
- 1505 » Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician († 1550)
- 1538 » Luigi d'Este, Catholic cardinal († 1586)
- 1542 » Thomas Allen, English mathematician and astrologer († 1632)
- 1550 » Man Singh I, Mughal noble († 1614)
- 1596 » Peter Mohyla, Ruthenian Orthodox metropolitan and saint († 1646)
- 1603 » Roger Williams, English minister, theologian, and politician, 9th President of the Colony of Rhode Island († 1684)
- 1615 » Benedict Arnold, Rhode Island colonial governor († 1678)
- 1672 » Benjamin Schmolck, German pastor and composer († 1737)
- 1714 » John Bradstreet, Canadian-English general († 1774)
- 1728 » Hermann Raupach, German harpsichord player and composer († 1778)
Died on December 21
- 1504 » Berthold von Henneberg, German archbishop (b. 1442)
- 1536 » John Seymour, English courtier (b. 1474)
- 1549 » Marguerite de Navarre, queen of Henry II of Navarre (b. 1492)
- 1581 » Jean de la Cassière, 51st Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1502)
- 1597 » Peter Canisius, Dutch priest and saint (b. 1521)
- 1608 » William Davison, secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England (b. c. 1541)
- 1610 » Catherine Vasa, Swedish princess (b. 1539)
- 1701 » Sir Hugh Paterson, Baronet of Bannockburn (b. 1659)
- 1807 » John Newton, English soldier and minister (b. 1725)
- 1824 » James Parkinson, English physician and paleontologist (b. 1755)
Names that were popular for boys in 1607
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Pieter
- Thomas
- Willem
- Jacob
- William
- Johannes
- Robert
- James
- Jean
- Petrus
- Richard
- Gerrit
Names that were popular for girls in 1607
- Anna
- Maria
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Johanna
- Margaret
- Jeanne
- Barbara
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1607
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 19 » San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.
- January 30 » An estimated 200 square miles (51,800 ha) along the coasts of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in England are destroyed by massive flooding, resulting in an estimated 2,000 deaths.
- April 25 » Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
- April 26 » English colonists make landfall at Cape Henry, Virginia.
- May 24 » One hundred English settlers disembark in Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America.
- September 14 » Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland.