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May 15, 1608Born on Friday May 16, 1608
- Henricus Arnoldi Sijkens, Oirschot († 1688)
- Josijn VerCouteren, Temse
- Henricus Arnoldus Sijkens, Oirschot († 1688)
- (o) Wilker, Beddelhausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Anna BERTELS, Geel,2440,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1691)
- Anna Elisabeth von Watzdorf († 1662)
- Henricus Arnoldus SEIJKENS, Oirschot († 1688)
- Marritje Lubberts van Rouwenburg, Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederlanderland
- Aernt Scholten, Nijmegen
- Maritgen Lubbertsen, Nijkerk
Died on Friday May 16, 1608
- Ursula von Tresckow (28), Sellin, Brandenburg, Deutschland
- Catharina JANSDR
- Maddeleentgen van WALSCAPPEL, Dordrecht
- Catharina Jansdr.
- Ninian ADAIR of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (77), Kinhilt, Galloway, Scotland
- Ninian Adair (77), Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
- Jan Jansen Cort (48), Oud Alblas Z.H
- Ursula v.Tresckow (49), Sellin/Zielin
- Sir Ninian Adair of Kilhilt and Dunskey Castle (77), Kinhilt, Galloway, Scotland
- Sierck Siercks Meylema (58), Oosterend, Littenseradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
Born on May 16
- 1418 » John II of Cyprus, King of Cyprus and Armenia and also titular King of Jerusalem from 1432 to 1458 (probable; d. 1458)
- 1455 » Wolfgang I of Oettingen, German count († 1522)
- 1542 » Anna Sibylle of Hanau-Lichtenberg, German noblewoman († 1580)
- 1606 » John Bulwer, British doctor († 1656)
- 1611 » Pope Innocent XI († 1689)
- 1641 » Dudley North, English economist and politician († 1691)
- 1710 » William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household († 1782)
- 1718 » Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher († 1799)
- 1763 » Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, French pharmacist and chemist († 1829)
- 1788 » Friedrich Rückert, German poet and translator († 1866)
Died on May 16
- 1561 » Jan Tarnowski, Polish noble and statesman (b. 1488)
- 1620 » William Adams, English sailor and navigator (b. 1564)
- 1657 » Andrew Bobola, Polish missionary and martyr (b. 1591)
- 1667 » Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1607)
- 1669 » Pietro da Cortona, Italian painter and architect, designed the Santi Luca e Martina (b. 1596)
- 1691 » Jacob Leisler, German-American politician, 8th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1640)
- 1696 » Mariana of Austria, Queen consort of Spain (b. 1634)
- 1703 » Charles Perrault, French author and academic (b. 1628)
- 1778 » Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1718)
- 1790 » Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (b. 1720)
Names that were popular for boys in 1608
- Jan
- Cornelis
- John
- Thomas
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- William
- Petrus
- Jean
- Gerrit
- Richard
- Robert
- Johannes
- George
Names that were popular for girls in 1608
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Marie
- Joanna
- Anne
- Margaretha
- Barbara
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Dorothy
- Jeanne
- Johanna
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1608
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 7 » Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia.
- January 17 » Emperor Susenyos I of Ethiopia surprises an Oromo army at Ebenat; his army reportedly kills 12,000 Oromo at the cost of 400 of his men.
- March 18 » Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.
- April 19 » In Ireland: O'Doherty's Rebellion is launched by the Burning of Derry.
- May 14 » The Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states, is founded to defend the rights, land and safety of each member against the Catholic Church and Catholic German states.
- July 3 » Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.