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Born on Friday December 22, 1606
- Amelberga PAUWELS, Temse
- Winkler, Guenzburg, Schwbn, Bvr
- Martine BACONNAIS, Saint-Père-en-Retz, 44320, France († 1652)
- Francesca PELLERITO, Carini,90044,Palerme,Sicile,ITALIE († 1634)
- Nicolaus Suter, Beromünster, Luzern
Died on Friday December 22, 1606
- Robert Tilton Sr ** (70), Wolston, Warwickshire, England
- Christina Palm (0)
- Cristina van de Walle
- Robert Tilton (70), Wolston, Warwickshire, England
- Elizabeth Morreal ** (70), Wolston, Warwickshire, England
- Margaret Ayscough (16), Careby, Lincolnshire, England
- Maycken de Coursellis
- Robert Lee (56), London, England
- Maria van Erbach (65), Gemar
- Maria van Erbach (65), Guémar, Frankrijk
Born on December 22
- 1459 » Sultan Cem, Ottoman politician († 1495)
- 1546 » Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō († 1604)
- 1550 » Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher and author († 1631)
- 1569 » Étienne Martellange, French architect († 1641)
- 1591 » Tommaso Dingli, Maltese architect and sculptor († 1666)
- 1639 » Jean Racine, French poet and playwright († 1699)
- 1666 » Guru Gobind Singh, Indian guru and poet († 1708)
- 1694 » Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and academic († 1768)
- 1696 » James Oglethorpe, English general and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Georgia († 1785)
- 1723 » Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer († 1787)
Died on December 22
- 1530 » Willibald Pirckheimer, German lawyer and author (b. 1470)
- 1554 » Alessandro Bonvicino, Italian painter (b. 1498)
- 1572 » François Clouet, French miniaturist (b. c. 1510)
- 1603 » Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1566)
- 1641 » Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1560)
- 1646 » Petro Mohyla, Ruthenian metropolitan and saint (b. 1596)
- 1660 » André Tacquet, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1612)
- 1666 » Guercino, Italian painter (b. 1591)
- 1681 » Richard Alleine, English minister and author (b. 1611)
- 1767 » John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1606
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 27 » Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.
- January 31 » Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering, for plotting against Parliament and King James.
- February 26 » The Janszoon voyage of 1605–06 becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea.
- April 10 » The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
- December 19 » The ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.
- December 20 » The Virginia Company loads three ships with settlers and sets sail to establish Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.