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May 28, 1606Born on Monday May 29, 1606
- Angela BRUNO, Monreale,90046,Palerme,Sicile,ITALIE († 1662)
- Jenneke Jan Hendrik de Leeuw, Oisterwijk († 1670)
- Johanna Jansdr Adriaansen
- Jan Jacobs Popta, Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands († 1675)
- Mary Mallinson, West Riding, Yorkshire, England († 1652)
Died on Monday May 29, 1606
- Huijbert Willem Sanders, Sint-Oedenrode
- Christoffel SCHELE VAN WELVELDE (77), Huize Welvelde, Zenderen, Nederland
- Henry Claiton (1)
- Peter Ackermans
- Marijke Jansdr, Hoornaar
- Helena van Geilsdorf (61)
- Helene von Geilsdorf (60)
Born on May 29
- 1504 » Antun Vrančić, Croatian archbishop († 1573)
- 1555 » George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes, English Earl, general and administrator († 1629)
- 1568 » Virginia de' Medici, Italian princess († 1615)
- 1594 » Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian field marshal († 1632)
- 1627 » Anne, Duchess of Montpensier, French princess († 1693)
- 1630 » Charles II of England († 1685)
- 1675 » Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher († 1715)
- 1716 » Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French zoologist and mineralogist († 1800)
- 1722 » James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish soldier and politician († 1773)
- 1730 » Jackson of Exeter, English organist and composer († 1803)
Died on May 29
- 1425 » Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378)
- 1453 » Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1404)
- 1453 » Ulubatlı Hasan, Ottoman commander (b. 1428)
- 1500 » Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese explorer and navigator (b. 1451)
- 1500 » Thomas Rotherham, English cleric and minister (b. 1423)
- 1546 » David Beaton, Scottish cardinal and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1494)
- 1593 » John Penry, Welsh martyr (b. 1559)
- 1660 » Frans van Schooten, Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1615)
- 1691 » Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1629)
- 1790 » Israel Putnam, American general (b. 1718)
Names that were popular for boys in 1606
- Jan
- Cornelis
- John
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Thomas
- William
- Jacob
- Willem
- Petrus
- Johannes
- Jean
- James
- Richard
- Johan
- Claes
Names that were popular for girls in 1606
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Elizabeth
- Catharina
- Marie
- Mary
- Barbara
- Joanna
- Anne
- Margaretha
- Margaret
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Agnes
- Cornelia
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 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 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.