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May 23, 1607Born on Thursday May 24, 1607
- Thomas Stedman, Biddenden, Kent, England
- Jel Haytzes, Makkum, Wunseradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
- JACOBUS Jois Henrici, Berlicum, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- Jan DAEMS, Herentals, 2200, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Cornelia Gijsbertusdr, Hilvarenbeek
- Margaretha Scepers, Overpelt
- Jan Daems, Herentals (2200, Antwerpen)
- Margaretha Scepers, Overpelt
- Ananias Janse Fonteijne, Brouwershaven
- Claude REYNAUD, Pavezin,42410,Loire,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE († 1691)
Died on Thursday May 24, 1607
- Etienne de Pontac (67), Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
- Gerard De Croy Roeulx (67)
- Joost Philips van Hardenberg (33), Buhle, Hannover, Nedersaksen
- Jost Philipp von Hardenberg, Buhle (Hannover) D
- Johanna Heymans (60)
- Gérard de Croy
- Gerard de Croy Roeulx (67)
- Johanna Heijmans (60)
- Gerard de Croÿ Roeulx (67)
- Cornelis Coppert (47)
Born on May 24
- 1494 » Pontormo, Italian painter († 1557)
- 1522 » John Jewel, English bishop († 1571)
- 1544 » William Gilbert, English physician, physicist, and astronomer († 1603)
- 1576 » Elizabeth Carey, Lady Berkeley, English courtier († 1635)
- 1616 » John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, Scottish politician, Secretary of State, Scotland († 1682)
- 1628 » Marek Sobieski, Polish noble († 1652)
- 1669 » Emerentia von Düben, Swedish royal favorite († 1743)
- 1671 » Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany († 1737)
- 1686 » Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-German physicist and engineer, developed the Fahrenheit scale († 1736)
- 1689 » Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council († 1769)
Died on May 24
- 1408 » Taejo of Joseon (b. 1335)
- 1425 » Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)
- 1456 » Ambroise de Loré, French commander (b. 1396)
- 1543 » Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (b. 1473)
- 1612 » Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1563)
- 1627 » Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet and cleric (b. 1561)
- 1632 » Robert Hues, English mathematician and geographer (b. 1553)
- 1665 » Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Spanish Franciscan abbess and mystic (b. 1602)
- 1734 » Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
- 1792 » George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1718)
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
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Neeltje
- Anne
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Marie
- Johanna
- Margaret
- Jeanne
- Barbara
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.