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April 16, 1600Born on Monday April 17, 1600
- Agnes Reuss van Gera († 1642)
- Agnes van Reuss-Gera († 1642)
- Agnes van Reuss Zu Gera († 1642)
- Agnes Reuss († 1642)
- Maurice ABBOTT, London, London, England († 1665)
- Diego Vicente de Castejón, Agreda, Espagne († 1630)
- Agnes Van Reuss Zu Gera († 1642)
- Agnes Reuss zu Gera, Gera,Reuss-Juengere-Linie,Thuringia († 1642)
- Agnes von Reuss zu Gera († 1642)
Died on Monday April 17, 1600
- Cornelis Ansemssone Goertsz (55)
- Gaspar Fernandes (60), Brasil
- Collard GRISARD
- Chistopher Osborne (43), Campton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Marten Sijbrens (70), Goënga, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
Born on April 17
- 1497 » Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish conquistador, conquered northern Chile († 1553)
- 1573 » Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria († 1651)
- 1586 » John Ford, English poet and playwright († 1639)
- 1598 » Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian priest and astronomer († 1671)
- 1620 » Marguerite Bourgeoys, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal († 1700)
- 1635 » Edward Stillingfleet, British theologian and scholar († 1699)
- 1676 » Frederick I of Sweden († 1751)
- 1683 » Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist († 1729)
- 1710 » Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish politician († 1767)
- 1734 » Taksin, King of Thailand († 1782)
Died on April 17
- 1427 » John IV, Duke of Brabant (b. 1403)
- 1539 » George, Duke of Saxony (b. 1471)
- 1574 » Joachim Camerarius, German scholar and translator (b. 1500)
- 1669 » Antonio Bertali, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1605)
- 1680 » Kateri Tekakwitha, Mohawk-born Native American saint (b. 1656)
- 1695 » Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican poet and scholar (b. 1651)
- 1696 » Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (b. 1626)
- 1711 » Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1678)
- 1713 » David Hollatz, Polish pastor and theologian (b. 1648)
- 1764 » Johann Mattheson, German lexicographer and composer (b. 1681)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1600
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 17 » On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak.
- February 19 » The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.
- March 20 » The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden: five Swedish noblemen are publicly beheaded in the aftermath of the War against Sigismund (1598–1599).
- August 23 » Battle of Gifu Castle: The eastern forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu defeat the western Japanese clans loyal to Toyotomi Hideyori, leading to the destruction of Gifu Castle and serving as a prelude to the Battle of Sekigahara.
- October 6 » Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance, beginning the Baroque period.
- October 21 » Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the leaders of rival Japanese clans in the Battle of Sekigahara and becomes shōgun of Japan.