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March 8, 1607Born on Friday March 9, 1607
- Mathurine Richard, Pannecé, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
- Petrus Petruszn, Diessen
Died on Friday March 9, 1607
- Lucrezia Carafa
- Catherine von Waldburg - Capustigall (47)
- Marinus Jansz
- Benedicta von Droste zu Hülshoff (69), Hohenholte
- James Stewart (73), Traquhair, Peebles, Scotland
- Benedicta von Droste zu Hülshoff (69), Hohenholte
- James STEWART (Stuart) 11 S (73), Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
- James 6th of Traquair Stewart Stewart (72), Traquair House, Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
- Catharina van Waldburg-Capustigall (47)
- Alice Knight (40), Brixton, Devon, England
Born on March 9
- 1454 » Amerigo Vespucci, Italian cartographer and explorer († 1512)
- 1564 » David Fabricius, German theologian, cartographer and astronomer († 1617)
- 1568 » Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian saint († 1591)
- 1662 » Franz Anton von Sporck, German noble († 1738)
- 1697 » Friederike Caroline Neuber, German actress († 1760)
- 1737 » Josef Mysliveček, Czech violinist and composer († 1781)
- 1749 » Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, French journalist and politician († 1791)
- 1753 » Jean-Baptiste Kléber, French general († 1800)
- 1758 » Franz Joseph Gall, German neuroanatomist and physiologist († 1828)
- 1763 » William Cobbett, English journalist and author († 1835)
Died on March 9
- 1440 » Frances of Rome, Italian nun and saint (b. 1384)
- 1444 » Leonardo Bruni, Italian humanist (b. c.1370)
- 1463 » Catherine of Bologna, Italian nun and saint († 1463)
- 1566 » David Rizzio, Italian-Scottish courtier and politician (b. 1533).
- 1649 » Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier and politician (b. 1590)
- 1649 » James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish soldier and politician, (b. 1606)
- 1661 » Cardinal Mazarin, Italian-French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1602)
- 1709 » Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, English courtier and politician (b. 1638)
- 1808 » Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect (b. 1739)
- 1810 » Ozias Humphry, English painter and academic (b. 1742)
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.
- 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 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.