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May 25, 1607Born on Saturday May 26, 1607
- Henricus Vervranghen, Puurs,Antwerpen, België († 1667)
- Mary CAREW, Antony, Cornwall, England
- Michael Hauber, Biberach
- Henricus Magister Vervrangen,Vervranghen, Puurs († 1667)
- Barbara Teubner, Bernsbach,Zwickau,Saxony († 1621)
Died on Saturday May 26, 1607
- Cunera Jucht
- Roger Ayscough (47), Nuthall, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
- Roger Ayscough, Kt. (67), Market Overton, County Rutland, England
- Cunera Juijst (82), Schiedam
- Cunera Juijst
- Sir Roger Ayscough (67)
- Cunera Hendrick Jacobszndr JUIJST
- Kunera Hendriks Juyst (82), Schiedam
Born on May 26
- 1478 » Clement VII, pope of the Catholic Church († 1534)
- 1562 » James III, margrave of Baden-Hachberg († 1590)
- 1566 » Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan († 1603)
- 1602 » Philippe de Champaigne, Dutch-French painter († 1674)
- 1623 » William Petty, English economist and philosopher († 1687)
- 1650 » John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire († 1722)
- 1667 » Abraham de Moivre, French-English mathematician and theorist († 1754)
- 1669 » Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist and mycologist († 1722)
- 1700 » Nicolaus Zinzendorf, German bishop and saint († 1760)
- 1799 » August Kopisch, German poet and painter († 1853)
Died on May 26
- 1512 » Bayezid II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1447)
- 1536 » Francesco Berni, Italian poet (b. 1498)
- 1552 » Sebastian Münster, German cartographer and cosmographer (b. 1488)
- 1648 » Vincent Voiture, French poet and author (b. 1597)
- 1653 » Robert Filmer, English theorist and author (b. 1588)
- 1679 » Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636)
- 1685 » Charles II, German elector palatine (b. 1651)
- 1703 » Samuel Pepys, English politician (b. 1633)
- 1742 » Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1672)
- 1746 » Thomas Southerne, Irish playwright (b. 1660)
Names that were popular for boys in 1607
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Pieter
- 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
- Marie
- Cornelia
- 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.
- 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.
- October 5 » Assassins sent by the Pope attempt to kill Venetian statesman and scientist Paolo Sarpi.