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Born on Monday December 1, 1603
- Joos van Bogaert, Temse, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1667)
- Anna Maria Weigel, Schwarzenberg, Zwickau, Saxony
- Roelant de ROOVERE, Dordrecht
- Catherine Germier, Yves-Gomezée,5650,Namur,BE († 1678)
- Joris Teerlinck, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1654)
- Marrijtje Schouten, Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1610)
Died on Monday December 1, 1603
- Lady Margaret Hyde (93), Annables Manor, Hertfordshire, England
- Margaret Hyde (93), Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Gille de PONTHIER
- Lady Elizabeth Eede (65), Horsham, Sussex, England
- Annis Eede (12), Horsham, Sussex, England
- Margaret Smith Hyde (81), Hertfordshire, England
- Julianne Ann Wilson (80), Annables Manor, Hertfordshire, England
- Martha Hyde (80), Fleet,Dorset,England
- Oucke NN (48)
Born on December 1
- 1488 » Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg, Countess of Wied, German noblewoman († 1559)
- 1521 » Takeda Shingen, Japanese daimyō († 1573)
- 1525 » Tadeáš Hájek, Czech physician and astronomer († 1600)
- 1530 » Bernardino Realino, Italian Jesuit († 1616)
- 1561 » Sophie Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess consort of Pomerania-Wolgast († 1631)
- 1580 » Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer and historian († 1637)
- 1690 » Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom († 1764)
- 1709 » Franz Xaver Richter, Czech composer, violinist, and conductor († 1789)
- 1716 » Étienne Maurice Falconet, French sculptor († 1791)
- 1743 » Martin Heinrich Klaproth, German chemist and academic († 1817)
Died on December 1
- 1521 » Leo X, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1475)
- 1530 » Margaret of Austria, duchess of Savoy (b. 1480)
- 1580 » Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (b. 1509)
- 1581 » Alexander Briant, English Roman Catholic priest, martyr and saint (b. 1556)
- 1581 » Edmund Campion, English Roman Catholic priest, martyr, and saint (b. 1540)
- 1581 » Ralph Sherwin, English Roman Catholic priest, martyr, and saint (b. 1550)
- 1633 » Isabella Clara Eugenia, infanta of Spain (b. 1566)
- 1640 » Miguel de Vasconcelos, Portuguese politician, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1590)
- 1660 » Pierre d'Hozier, French genealogist and historian (b. 1592)
- 1729 » Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician (b. 1665)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1603
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- March 24 » James VI of Scotland is proclaimed King James I of England and Ireland, upon the death of Elizabeth I.
- March 24 » Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shōgun from Emperor Go-Yōzei, and establishes the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, Japan.
- July 25 » James VI of Scotland is crowned king of England (James I of England), bringing the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into personal union. Political union would occur in 1707.
- November 17 » English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason.