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Born on Monday February 16, 1604
- EDWARD STARBUCK " Man of commanding presence" (Immigrant. Quaker. Baptist. Lumberman. Friend of the Sachem Indians. Representative in the General Court, Elder in the Church, and Large Landholder. One of the 1st 10, Derby, Derbyshire, England († 1690)
- Gertrudis Jacob JANSSEN, Nispen († 1643)
- Lady Katherine, Helen Morrison, Prestongrange, Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland († 1656)
- Gertrudis Jacobsdr, Essen, België († 1643)
- Susanna Beugels, Axel
- Cornelius Ercens, Aalst († 1649)
- Gertrudis Jacobs Janssen, Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1643)
- George HORNER, Mells, Somerset, England († 1677)
- Cornelius Herstens, Hofstade-Aalst, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1666)
- Walpurgis Terellius, Ortenberg, Wetteraukreis, Hesse, Germany († 1671)
Died on Monday February 16, 1604
- Alice Tyro Martin (22), Wadsworth, London, England
- David Woodruffe (Sir) (50), Kingdom of Engalnd
- Catrina Freriks*
- Jenneke Rutten van Schijndel (94), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alice Tiro (22)
- Alice Martin (22), Calderdale, Yorkshire, England
- Catrina Hoepenbinder (81)
- Willem Hendriks van Ghemmenich, Franeker, Friesland, Nederland
- Peye Pieter HOGERWAARD
Born on February 16
- 1470 » Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg († 1540)
- 1471 » Krishnadevaraya, emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire († 1529)
- 1497 » Philip Melanchthon, German astronomer, theologian, and academic († 1560)
- 1514 » Georg Joachim Rheticus, Austrian cartographer and instrument maker († 1574)
- 1519 » Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral († 1572)
- 1543 » Kanō Eitoku, Japanese painter and educator († 1590)
- 1620 » Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg († 1688)
- 1643 » John Sharp, English archbishop († 1714)
- 1698 » Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer († 1758)
- 1727 » Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian botanist, chemist, and mycologist († 1817)
Died on February 16
- 1390 » Rupert I, Elector Palatine (b. 1309)
- 1391 » John V Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1332)
- 1531 » Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)
- 1560 » Jean du Bellay, French cardinal and diplomat (b. 1493)
- 1579 » Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Spanish explorer (b. 1509)
- 1645 » Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (b. 1585)
- 1710 » Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (b. 1632)
- 1721 » James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1686)
- 1754 » Richard Mead, English physician (b. 1673)
- 1820 » Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (b. 1758)
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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.