About the day » Monday May 18, 1609Calender converter
May 17, 1609Born on Monday May 18, 1609
- Martine BESSE, Francueil, 37150, France
- Jakob Storz, Burgberg, Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany († 1697)
- Martina Jacops, Rossem, Belgie
Died on Monday May 18, 1609
- Adriaentge Gerrits (69), IJsselmonde, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aert (79)
- Aert Heijmensz. Drogendijk "Steehouwer" (79), Rijsoord
- Aert Heijmansz. NN
- Ariaantje Gerritsdr (69), IJsselmonde
- Egidius De Brabander (49), Sint-Gillis-Waas,, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Aert Heijmansz (79)
- Aert Heijmansz (79)
- Trijntgen van Teylingen, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Trijntgen van Teylingen, Alkmaar,Gemeente Alkmaar,North Holland,Netherlands
Born on May 18
- 1450 » Piero Soderini, Italian politician and diplomat († 1513)
- 1537 » Guido Luca Ferrero, Roman Catholic cardinal († 1585)
- 1631 » Stanislaus Papczyński, Polish priest († 1701)
- 1662 » George Smalridge, English bishop († 1719)
- 1692 » Joseph Butler, English bishop, theologian, and apologist († 1752)
- 1711 » Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician († 1787)
- 1777 » John George Children, English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist († 1852)
- 1778 » Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria († 1854)
- 1785 » John Wilson, Scottish author and critic († 1854)
- 1797 » Frederick Augustus II of Saxony († 1854)
Died on May 18
- 1550 » Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (b. 1498)
- 1551 » Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian painter (b. 1486)
- 1675 » Jacques Marquette, French-American missionary and explorer (b. 1637)
- 1675 » Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, historian, and theologian (b. 1623)
- 1692 » Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (b. 1617)
- 1721 » Maria Barbara Carillo, victim of the Spanish Inquisition (b.1625)
- 1733 » Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (b. 1761)
- 1780 » Charles Hardy, English-American admiral and politician, 29th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1714)
- 1781 » Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian-Indian rebel leader (b. 1742)
- 1792 » Levy Solomons, Canadian merchant and fur trader (b. 1730)
Names that were popular for boys in 1609
- Jan
- John
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Thomas
- William
- Petrus
- Willem
- Johannes
- Johan
- Richard
- Johann
- Gerrit
- Hendrik
Names that were popular for girls in 1609
- Anna
- Maria
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Anne
- Barbara
- Joanna
- Marie
- Sarah
- Margaret
- Margaretha
- Lijsbeth
- Jeanne
- Henrietta
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1609
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- May 20 » Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.
- May 23 » Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place.
- July 30 » Beaver Wars: At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs on behalf of his native allies.
- August 25 » Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
- August 28 » Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
- September 11 » Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.