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Born on Monday January 15, 1607
- Henry Winthrop, Groton, Suffolk, England († 1630)
- Anna Maria Claes 733, Molenstede (Diest), Vlaams-Brabant, Belgie († 1679)
- Simon TERSAGO, Puurs († 1687)
- Peter Erb, Rothenbach, Canton, Bern, Switzerland († 1653)
- Maria MOOCK, Teralfene, 1790, Affligem, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Suzanne Sybille van Watzdorf, Weitisberga, Thüringen († 1676)
- Jeanne BONNIER, Templeuve,59242,Nord,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE
- Susanna Sibylle von Watzdorf († 1676)
- Joseph ANTHONY, Hempstead, Middlesex, England († 1675)
- Godefrida Simon Goyart Berniers, Berlicum
Died on Monday January 15, 1607
- Peter Meijs
- Christian Elizabeth Stewart (52), Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Barbara Mundis (61), Gechingen, Calw, Schwarzwaldkreis, Württemberg, Germany
Born on January 15
- 1462 » Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, German noble († 1528)
- 1481 » Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shōgun († 1511)
- 1538 » Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general († 1599)
- 1595 » Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, English politician († 1661)
- 1622 » Molière, French actor and playwright († 1673)
- 1623 » Algernon Sidney, British philosopher († 1683)
- 1671 » Abraham de la Pryme, English archaeologist and historian († 1704)
- 1674 » Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French poet and playwright († 1762)
- 1716 » Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician († 1778)
- 1747 » John Aikin, English surgeon and author († 1822)
Died on January 15
- 1568 » Nicolaus Olahus, Romanian archbishop (b. 1493)
- 1569 » Catherine Carey, lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I of England (b. 1524)
- 1584 » Martha Leijonhufvud, Swedish noblewoman (b. 1520)
- 1595 » Murad III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546)
- 1623 » Paolo Sarpi, Italian lawyer, historian, and scholar (b. 1552)
- 1672 » John Cosin, English bishop and academic (b. 1594)
- 1683 » Philip Warwick, English politician (b. 1609)
- 1775 » Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1700)
- 1790 » John Landen, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1719)
- 1804 » Dru Drury, English entomologist and author (b. 1725)
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
- Elizabeth
- Catharina
- Mary
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Joanna
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Margaret
- Johanna
- 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.
- January 30 » An estimated 200 square miles (51,800 ha) along the coasts of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in England are destroyed by massive flooding, resulting in an estimated 2,000 deaths.
- 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 25 » Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
- September 14 » Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland.