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Born on Friday December 8, 1606
- Thomas Henry Marsh, Burslem, Staffordshire, England († 1651)
- Olivier LE DAGAUD, MARZAN († 1647)
- Elisabet VerNimmen, Temse
- Adrianus Teodoruszn, Hilvarenbeek
- Joannes Truyens, Geel
- Maria Bellens, Geel
- Christoph Engert, Hermannsdorf, Chemnitz, Saxony († 1634)
- Perrine PERRIER, Sévignac, 22250, France († 1677)
- Johannes van den Berghe, Hilvarenbeek
- Joannes Truyens, Geel (BE)
Died on Friday December 8, 1606
- Lady Isobel Learmonth (50), Fife, Scotland
- Sir Thomas Venables 21st Baron of Kinderton (61), Cheshire, England
- Hector de Narbonne-Talairan
- Egidia Giles Graham (70), Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland
- Thomas+ Venables (63), Cheshire, England
- Maximiliana Biijers
- Hector van Narbonne Graaf van Couserans
- Luyten Nicolaus, Poppel, Antwerpen, België
- Maximiliana Peter Beijers (21)
- Lady Isobel Learmonth of Balcomie (50), Crail, Fifeshire, Scotland
Born on December 8
- 1538 » Miklós Istvánffy, Hungarian politician († 1615)
- 1542 » Mary, Queen of Scots, daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise, at Linlithgow Palace († 1587)
- 1558 » François de La Rochefoucauld, Catholic cardinal († 1645)
- 1678 » Antonio de Benavides, colonial governor of Florida († 1762)
- 1678 » Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole, English politician and diplomat, British Ambassador to France († 1757)
- 1699 » Maria Josepha of Austria († 1757)
- 1708 » Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor († 1765)
- 1724 » Claude Balbastre, French organist and composer († 1799)
- 1730 » Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch physician, physiologist, and botanist († 1799)
- 1731 » František Xaver Dušek, Czech pianist and composer († 1799)
Died on December 8
- 1550 » Gian Giorgio Trissino, Italian humanist, poet, dramatist and diplomat (b. 1478)
- 1626 » John Davies, English poet, lawyer, and politician (b. 1569)
- 1632 » Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1561)
- 1638 » Ivan Gundulić, Croatian poet (b. 1589)
- 1643 » John Pym, English politician (b. 1583)
- 1649 » Noël Chabanel, French missionary and saint (b. 1613)
- 1680 » Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, English lawyer and politician (b. 1606)
- 1691 » Richard Baxter, English minister, poet, and hymn-writer (b. 1615)
- 1695 » Barthélemy d'Herbelot, French orientalist and academic (b. 1625)
- 1709 » Thomas Corneille, French playwright and philologist (b. 1625)
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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.
- April 12 » The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.
- 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.