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Born on Thursday February 12, 1604
- Moritz von Büren, Büren, Allemagne († 1661)
- Gerardus De Bie, Balen, Antwerpen, België
- Christopheria Bird, Tatenhill, Staffs., Eng
- Christopher Bird, Tatenhill, Staff, Eng
- Alice Townley Towneley, Colne, Burnley Distr, Lancashire, England († 1628)
- Janet Bowar 10 S, Hill of Beath, Beath, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom († 1634)
- Wybrand Outgers, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
- Alice Townley, Colne, Lancashire, England († 1623)
- Radulphus ROBINSON, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
Died on Thursday February 12, 1604
- Cornelius (Cornelis) Witbols (184), Rijsbergen
- Reijseltje Jans van ALPHEN, Berkel
- Christofor Wayde or Wade (69), Halifax, St John The Baptist, York, Yorkshire, England
- Jean de la MAGERIE
- Jean Rigail (26)
Born on February 12
- 1540 » Won Gyun, Korean general and admiral († 1597)
- 1567 » Thomas Campion, English composer, poet, and physician († 1620)
- 1584 » Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch historian, poet, and theologian († 1648)
- 1602 » Michelangelo Cerquozzi, Italian painter († 1660)
- 1606 » John Winthrop the Younger, English-American lawyer and politician, Governor of Connecticut († 1676)
- 1608 » Daniello Bartoli, Italian Jesuit priest († 1685)
- 1637 » Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist and zoologist († 1680)
- 1663 » Cotton Mather, English-American minister and author († 1728)
- 1665 » Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician († 1721)
- 1704 » Charles Pinot Duclos, French author († 1772)
Died on February 12
- 1517 » Catherine of Navarre (b. 1468)
- 1538 » Albrecht Altdorfer, German painter, engraver, and architect (b. 1480)
- 1554 » Lady Jane Grey, de facto monarch of England and Ireland for nine days (b. 1537; executed)
- 1554 » Lord Guildford Dudley, English son of Jane Dudley, Duchess of Northumberland (b. 1536; executed)
- 1571 » Nicholas Throckmorton, English politician and diplomat (b. 1515)
- 1590 » François Hotman, French lawyer and author (b. 1524)
- 1600 » Edward Denny, Knight Banneret of Bishop's Stortford, English soldier, privateer and adventurer (b. 1547)
- 1612 » Jodocus Hondius, Flemish cartographer (b. 1563)
- 1624 » George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist, founded George Heriot's School (b. 1563)
- 1713 » Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor (b. 1664)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1604
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- June 24 » Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present-day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
- September 1 » Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, was first installed at Harmandir Sahib.
- October 9 » Supernova 1604 is sighted, the most recent supernova to be observed within the Milky Way.
- October 17 » Kepler's Supernova is observed in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
- November 1 » William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is performed for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.