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June 7, 1607Born on Friday June 8, 1607
- Catherine WESTON, Roxwell, Essex, England († 1645)
- Marie GOETGHELUCK, Esquelbecq,59470,Nord,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE († 1694)
- Mary Street , Winthrop Fleet Passenger, St Clements, Hastings, Sussex, England († 1630)
- Jacob Walder († 1679)
- Charles FRANK, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England († 1658)
- Mary Street, Hastings, Sussex, England († 1630)
- Antonius Gheyle, Lissewege († 1641)
Died on Friday June 8, 1607
- Frans Huygensz van der Dussen (56), Delft
- Trijn Claes Gerritsd GROOFF
- Willem Van BUYL (61)
- Simon KK Fickenwirth (67), Lengenfeld / Sachsen 08485
- Frans Huijgensz. van der Dussen, Delft
- Frans Huijgens van der Dussen, Delft
- Ferencz Rakóczi (71)
Born on June 8
- 1508 » Primož Trubar, Slovenian Protestant reformer († 1586)
- 1552 » Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet and author († 1638)
- 1593 » George I Rákóczi, prince of Transylvania († 1648)
- 1625 » Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian-French mathematician and astronomer († 1712)
- 1671 » Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer († 1751)
- 1717 » John Collins, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Rhode Island († 1795)
- 1724 » John Smeaton, English engineer, designed the Coldstream Bridge and Perth Bridge († 1794)
- 1745 » Caspar Wessel, Norwegian-Danish mathematician and cartographer († 1818)
- 1757 » Ercole Consalvi, Italian cardinal († 1824)
- 1788 » Charles A. Wickliffe, American politician, 14th Governor of Kentucky († 1869)
Died on June 8
- 1501 » George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly, Earl of Huntly and Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1440)
- 1505 » Hongzhi Emperor of China (b. 1470)
- 1600 » Edward Fortunatus, German nobleman (b. 1565)
- 1611 » Jean Bertaut, French bishop and poet (b. 1552)
- 1612 » Hans Leo Hassler, German organist and composer (b. 1562)
- 1621 » Anne de Xainctonge, French saint, founded the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin (b. 1567)
- 1628 » Rudolph Goclenius, German lexicographer and philosopher (b. 1547)
- 1651 » Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shōgun (b. 1604)
- 1714 » Sophia of Hanover (b. 1630)
- 1716 » Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, German son of Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 1658)
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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)
- 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 26 » English colonists make landfall at Cape Henry, Virginia.
- May 14 » Jamestown, Virginia is settled as an English colony.
- September 4 » The Flight of the Earls takes place in Ireland.
- September 14 » Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland.