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April 9, 1607Born on Tuesday April 10, 1607
- Léonarde PAGE, Billy-sur-Oisy (58 Nièvre), France
- Yd Baukes Nauta, Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
- Jacob Maritz, Burgdorf, Bern, Zwitserland († 1657)
- Ydt Bauckes Nauta, Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands
- Yd Bauckes (Udt, Idtie) Nauta, Sneek, Friesland, Nederland († 1646)
Died on Tuesday April 10, 1607
- Elizabeth Franklin (38)
- Anne ANTHOINE
- Arnold Ditzrod (61), Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Richard Botsford (61), Chalgrave, Bedfordshire, England
- Christophe d' Assonville (79), Brussel, Brabant, Belgium
- Christophe d'Assonville (79)
- Michieltje Pietersdr. Post (27)
- Alice Barter (40), Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
- Hendrik Tiesesz Tiesema (37), Siegerswoude, Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriaen CLOEN (47), Katwijk aan Zee
Born on April 10
- 1487 » William I, count of Nassau-Dillenburg († 1559)
- 1512 » James V, king of Scotland († 1542)
- 1579 » Augustus II, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg († 1666)
- 1583 » Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and jurist († 1645)
- 1603 » Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark († 1647)
- 1651 » Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, and physician († 1708)
- 1656 » René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian settler, founded Rimouski († 1718)
- 1704 » Benjamin Heath, English scholar and author († 1766)
- 1707 » Michel Corrette, French organist, composer, and author († 1795)
- 1713 » John Whitehurst, English geologist and clockmaker († 1788)
Died on April 10
- 1545 » Costanzo Festa, Italian composer
- 1585 » Gregory XIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1502)
- 1598 » Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (b. 1548)
- 1599 » Gabrielle d'Estrées, French mistress of Henry IV of France (b. 1571)
- 1601 » Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish soldier and poet (b. 1562)
- 1619 » Thomas Jones, English-Irish archbishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. 1550)
- 1640 » Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1578)
- 1644 » William Brewster, English official and pilgrim leader (b. 1566)
- 1646 » Santino Solari, Swiss architect and sculptor (b. 1576)
- 1667 » Jan Marek Marci, Czech physician and author (b. 1595)
Names that were popular for boys in 1607
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- John
- Thomas
- Willem
- Jacob
- William
- Johannes
- Robert
- James
- Jean
- Petrus
- Richard
- Gerrit
Names that were popular for girls in 1607
- Anna
- Maria
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Johanna
- Margaret
- Barbara
- Jeanne
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1607
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 19 » San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.
- February 24 » L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, receives its première performance.
- March 10 » Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.
- April 26 » English colonists make landfall at Cape Henry, Virginia.
- May 14 » Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony.
- September 4 » The Flight of the Earls takes place in Ireland.