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Born on Sunday February 5, 1606
- Maria Martinusdr, Diessen
- Suzanna van COLLEN, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1637)
- Catharina de Wit, Hilvarenbeek
- Maria de Witte, Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Guilhelmus Petrus Cornelius Appels, Oisterwijk
- Henry David Rhys, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom († 1706)
- James Cowgill, St Mary's Carleton in Craven
- Wilhelmus Henrick Jan Peters, Schijndel
- Jan Ruth Jan Cluijtmans, Heeswijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1636)
- Maria Michiels Boeree, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Sunday February 5, 1606
- William Sawyer (19), St Dunstan Church, Mayfield Sussex
Born on February 5
- 1519 » René of Châlon, prince of Orange († 1544)
- 1525 » Juraj Drašković, Croatian Catholic cardinal († 1587)
- 1533 » Andreas Dudith, Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and diplomat († 1589)
- 1534 » Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian soldier, composer, and critic († 1612)
- 1589 » Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet and educator († 1669)
- 1594 » Biagio Marini, Italian violinist and composer († 1663)
- 1605 » Bernard of Corleone, Italian saint († 1667)
- 1608 » Gaspar Schott, German mathematician and physicist († 1666)
- 1626 » Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author († 1696)
- 1650 » Anne Jules de Noailles, French general († 1708)
Died on February 5
- 1578 » Giovanni Battista Moroni, Italian painter (b. 1520)
- 1661 » Shunzhi, Chinese emperor of the Qing Dynasty (b. 1638)
- 1705 » Philipp Spener, German theologian and author (b. 1635)
- 1751 » Henri François d'Aguesseau, French jurist and politician, Chancellor of France (b. 1668)
- 1754 » Nicolaas Kruik, Dutch astronomer and cartographer (b. 1678)
- 1766 » Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)
- 1775 » Eusebius Amort, German theologian and academic (b. 1692)
- 1790 » William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (b. 1710)
- 1807 » Pasquale Paoli, Corsican commander and politician (b. 1725)
- 1818 » Charles XIII, king of Sweden (b. 1748)
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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.
- 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 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.