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June 15, 1616Born on Thursday June 16, 1616
- Joannes Custers, Geleen,, Limburg, Nederland
- John Higdon, Howden, Yorkshire, England († 1641)
- Mary Allerton, Reusel-De Mierden, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1699)
- Guilielmus Pauwels, Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Mary Allerton ****, Leiden Municipality, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1699)
- Isaac Bédard, St-Sulpice, Paris, Île de France, France († 1689)
- Joannes (Jan) Custers, Krawinkel, Geleen, Limburg, Nederland († 1663)
- Joannes (Jan) Custers #11, Krawinkel, Geleen, Nederland († 1663)
- John Fisher, Syleham, Suffolk, England († 1638)
- Lijsbeth Martens, Langweer, Doniawerstal, Friesland, Netherlands
Died on Thursday June 16, 1616
- Marinus (66), Sommelsdijk
- Michiel Harmensz van der Kooij (92), Overschie
- Michiel van der Kooij (92), Overschie, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Marinus van der Daff (83), Sommelsdijk
- Marinus ` (83), Sommelsdijk
- Marinus Gijsbrechtsz van der Daff (63), Sommelsdijk, Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Catherine Nieulant (71)
- Helena Vijgen (25), Heerlen
- Marinus van der DAFF (63), Sommelsdijk
- Marinus Gijsbrechtsz van der Daff (63), Sommelsdijk
Born on June 16
- 1516 » Yang Jisheng, Ming dynasty official and Confucian martyr († 1555)
- 1583 » Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish politician, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden († 1654)
- 1591 » Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Greek-Italian physician, mathematician, and theorist († 1655)
- 1606 » Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier and politician († 1675)
- 1613 » John Cleveland, English poet and educator († 1658)
- 1625 » Samuel Chappuzeau, French scholar († 1701)
- 1633 » Jean de Thévenot, French linguist and botanist († 1667)
- 1644 » Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland († 1670)
- 1653 » James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon, English nobleman († 1699)
- 1713 » Meshech Weare, American farmer, lawyer, and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire († 1786)
Died on June 16
- 1468 » Jean Le Fèvre de Saint-Remy, Burgundian historian and author (b. 1395)
- 1487 » John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln (b. c. 1463)
- 1540 » Konrad von Thüngen, German nobleman (b. c. 1466)
- 1622 » Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1555)
- 1626 » Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, German Protestant military leader (b. 1599)
- 1666 » Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet, English poet and diplomat, English Ambassador to Spain (b. 1608)
- 1722 » John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (b. 1650)
- 1743 » Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, eldest daughter of King Louis XIV of France (b. 1673)
- 1752 » Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (b. 1692)
- 1762 » Anne Russell, Countess of Jersey (formerly Duchess of Bedford) (b. c.1705)
Names that were popular for boys in 1616
- Jan
- Cornelis
- John
- Jacob
- Joannes
- Thomas
- Pieter
- William
- Jean
- Willem
- Petrus
- Johannes
- Robert
- James
- Johan
- Johann
Names that were popular for girls in 1616
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Mary
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Sarah
- Adriana
- Margaretha
- Jannetje
- Margaret
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1616
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 12 » The city of Belém, Brazil is founded on the Amazon River delta, by Portuguese captain Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco.
- February 26 » Galileo Galilei is formally banned by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending the view that the earth orbits the sun.
- March 5 » Nicolaus Copernicus's book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres is added to the Index of Forbidden Books 73 years after it was first published.
- March 20 » Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.
- May 3 » Treaty of Loudun ends French civil war.
- July 11 » Samuel de Champlain returns to Quebec.