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Born on Saturday August 25, 1601
- Ralph Farnham, Leicestershire,England († 1692)
- Ralph Farnum Sr., Leicester, Leicestershire, England († 1692)
- Adriaeneken Been, Vremdijke
Died on Saturday August 25, 1601
- Sir Thomas Rhys (Rice) Davis (Davys), Knight of Donnington Receiver of the Excequer for Wales (51), Elizabeth City, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Christina van Duren (0), Nijmegen
- Herman Jehan ENGLET
Born on August 25
- 1491 » Innocenzo Cybo, Catholic cardinal († 1550)
- 1509 » Ippolito II d'Este, Italian cardinal and statesman († 1572)
- 1530 » Ivan the Terrible, Russian ruler († 1584)
- 1540 » Lady Catherine Grey, English noblewoman († 1568)
- 1561 » Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer and mathematician († 1632)
- 1605 » Philipp Moritz, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg, German noble († 1638)
- 1624 » François de la Chaise, French priest († 1709)
- 1662 » John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician († 1724)
- 1707 » Louis I of Spain († 1724)
- 1724 » George Stubbs, English painter and academic († 1806)
Died on August 25
- 1482 » Margaret of Anjou (b. 1429)
- 1485 » William Catesby, supporter of Richard III (b. 1450)
- 1554 » Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English soldier and politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1473)
- 1592 » William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (b. 1532)
- 1603 » Ahmad al-Mansur, Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (b. 1549)
- 1631 » Nicholas Hyde, Lord Chief Justice of England (b.c. 1572)
- 1632 » Thomas Dekker, English author and playwright (b. 1572)
- 1688 » Henry Morgan, Welsh admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (b. 1635)
- 1699 » Christian V of Denmark (b. 1646)
- 1711 » Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1656)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1601
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 8 » Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Queen Elizabeth I and the revolt is quickly crushed.
- August 3 » Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.
- November 18 » Tiryaki Hasan Pasha, an Ottoman provincial governor, routs the Habsburg forces commanded by Ferdinand the Archduke of Austria during the Siege of Nagykanizsa.