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Born on Saturday December 8, 1607
- Niklaas van Hecke, Temse († 1672)
- Lodewijk Lobo Graaf van Oriola Baron van Alvito
- Jouwerke Rintjes Abbema († 1652)
- Elisabeth Goris, Mechelen, Sint-Jan, 2800, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Juditha Zoller, Unterbalzheim (heute Balzheim/Alb-Donau-D) († 1680)
- Jouwerke Rintjes ABBEMA, Frjentsjer (Franeker), Frjentsjeradiel, Fryslân, Nederland († 1652)
- Michael Helbling
Died on Saturday December 8, 1607
- Astromica Hamme, Meheniot, Cornwall, England
- Barbara Of Schenck Von Limpurg-Gaildorf (62), Quedlingburg, Austria
- Barbara Schenk von Limpurg zu Gaildorf (62), Quedlinburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
- Richard Hougham (66), St. Mary'S Church, Sandwich, Kent, England
- Juan Luis Francisco de la Cerda (38)
- Barbe von Limpurg-Gaildorf (62)
- Johan IV Lodewijk Frans van La Cerda Hertog van Medinacelli (38)
Born on December 8
- 1538 » Miklós Istvánffy, Hungarian politician († 1615)
- 1542 » Mary, Queen of Scots, daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise, at Linlithgow Palace († 1587)
- 1558 » François de La Rochefoucauld, Catholic cardinal († 1645)
- 1678 » Antonio de Benavides, colonial governor of Florida († 1762)
- 1678 » Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole, English politician and diplomat, British Ambassador to France († 1757)
- 1699 » Maria Josepha of Austria († 1757)
- 1708 » Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor († 1765)
- 1724 » Claude Balbastre, French organist and composer († 1799)
- 1730 » Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch physician, physiologist, and botanist († 1799)
- 1731 » František Xaver Dušek, Czech pianist and composer († 1799)
Died on December 8
- 1550 » Gian Giorgio Trissino, Italian humanist, poet, dramatist and diplomat (b. 1478)
- 1626 » John Davies, English poet, lawyer, and politician (b. 1569)
- 1632 » Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1561)
- 1638 » Ivan Gundulić, Croatian poet (b. 1589)
- 1643 » John Pym, English politician (b. 1583)
- 1649 » Noël Chabanel, French missionary and saint (b. 1613)
- 1680 » Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, English lawyer and politician (b. 1606)
- 1691 » Richard Baxter, English minister, poet, and hymn-writer (b. 1615)
- 1695 » Barthélemy d'Herbelot, French orientalist and academic (b. 1625)
- 1709 » Thomas Corneille, French playwright and philologist (b. 1625)
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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.
- 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.
- May 24 » One hundred English settlers disembark in Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America.
- 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.