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Born on Friday December 14, 1607
- Johan Kemény van Magyar-Gyerö-Monostor Prins v, Bichis, Transsylvanië, Roemenië († 1662)
- János Kemény, Bükkösd, Hongrie († 1662)
- Melyor Haviland, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
- Anna THEUNIS, Hasselt
- Arnoldus Jacobuszn, Hilvarenbeek
- Maria Lucrecia Bulteel De La Nieppe († 1639)
Died on Friday December 14, 1607
- Gijsbert Cornelisz. Briel (29), Delft, South Holland, Netherlands
- Aelt Cosijnsz van Hennekeler, Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Elizabeth WATERTON (73)
- Aelt Cosijnse van Hennekeler (67), Nijkerk
- Aelt Cosijnse van HENNEKELER, Nijkerk (Gld) NL
- Regina Margaretha Hipp (60), Rems-Murr-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Guillaume de RÉQUILÉ, Visé, 62108, Liège, Belgique
- Aelt v Hennekeler (66), Nijkerk
- Aelt Cosijnse van Hennekeler, Nijkerk (Gld) NL
- Gijsbert Cornelisz Briel (29), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL
Born on December 14
- 1546 » Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer and chemist († 1601)
- 1599 » Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge, English politician († 1668)
- 1607 » János Kemény, Hungarian prince († 1662)
- 1625 » Barthélemy d'Herbelot, French orientalist and academic († 1695)
- 1631 » Anne Conway, English philosopher and author († 1679)
- 1640 » Aphra Behn, English playwright and author († 1689)
- 1678 » Daniel Neal, English historian and author († 1743)
- 1720 » Justus Möser, German jurist and theorist († 1794)
- 1730 » Capel Bond, English organist and composer († 1790)
- 1738 » Jan Antonín Koželuh, Czech composer and educator († 1814)
Died on December 14
- 1480 » Niccolò Perotti, humanist scholar (b. 1429)
- 1503 » Sten Sture the Elder, regent of Sweden (b. 1440)
- 1510 » Friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)
- 1542 » James V of Scotland (b. 1512)
- 1591 » John of the Cross, Spanish priest and saint (b. 1542)
- 1595 » Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (b. 1535)
- 1624 » Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English politician, Lord High Admiral (b. 1536)
- 1651 » Pierre Dupuy, French historian and scholar (b. 1582)
- 1715 » Thomas Tenison, English archbishop (b. 1636)
- 1735 » Thomas Tanner, English bishop and historian (b. 1674)
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
- Cornelia
- Marie
- 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 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.
- April 25 » Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
- May 14 » Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony.
- September 14 » Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland.
- October 5 » Assassins sent by the Pope attempt to kill Venetian statesman and scientist Paolo Sarpi.