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Born on Wednesday January 3, 1607
- Petrus Michaelis, Venray
- Jean (Jan) le Pair (Le Per)
- Maria Magdalena Ketterer, Herbolzheim, Freiburg, BADEN, Germany
- Susan Adlam, Church of England, Thatcham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
- Joannes Baert, Waasmunster (B)
- Jacobus Michaelis, Venray
Died on Wednesday January 3, 1607
- Magdalena JANS (37), Koarnjum (Cornjum), Ljouwerteradiel, Fryslân, Nederland
- Cornelis Snels
- Claes VOS
Born on January 3
- 1509 » Gian Girolamo Albani, Italian cardinal († 1591)
- 1611 » James Harrington, English political theorist († 1677)
- 1698 » Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet and songwriter († 1782)
- 1710 » Richard Gridley, American soldier and engineer († 1796)
- 1722 » Fredrik Hasselqvist, Swedish biologist and explorer († 1752)
- 1731 » Angelo Emo, Venetian admiral and statesman († 1792)
- 1760 » Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Indian ruler († 1799)
- 1775 » Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont († 1863)
- 1778 » Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop († 1861)
- 1793 » Lucretia Mott, American activist († 1880)
Died on January 3
- 1437 » Catherine of Valois, queen consort of Henry V (b. 1401)
- 1501 » Ali-Shir Nava'i, Turkic poet, linguist, and mystic (b. 1441)
- 1543 » Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Portuguese explorer and navigator (b. 1499)
- 1571 » Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1505)
- 1641 » Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomer and mathematician (b. 1618)
- 1656 » Mathieu Molé, French politician (b. 1584)
- 1670 » George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1608)
- 1701 » Louis I, prince of Monaco (b. 1642)
- 1705 » Luca Giordano, Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1634)
- 1743 » Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian painter and architect (b. 1657)
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.
- 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.
- April 26 » English colonists make landfall at Cape Henry, Virginia.