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July 23, 1607Born on Tuesday July 24, 1607
- Catharina Wagemans, Lier, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Gommarus BUSSCHODTS, Duffel
- Cornelia Jacobs van der Leur, Amsterdam, Nederland († 1635)
- Neeltjen Jacobs van der Leur, Amsterdam
- Cathlijn Wagemans, Lier, België
- Dorothea Manteau, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Robert Cooke Williams, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England († 1693)
- Cornelia van der Leur, Amsterdam
- Robert* Williams, Norwich, Norfolk, England († 1693)
- Catharina Wagemans, Lier 2500, Antwerpen, Belgie
Died on Tuesday July 24, 1607
- Hubertus Van Inthout (37)
- David van Eli Habilho
- Catharina Pfinzing von Henfenfeld (2), Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Born on July 24
- 1468 » Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria († 1524)
- 1529 » Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach († 1577)
- 1561 » Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern († 1589)
- 1574 » Thomas Platter the Younger, Swiss physician and author († 1628)
- 1660 » Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer († 1718)
- 1689 » Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, son of Queen Anne of Great Britain and Prince George of Denmark († 1700)
- 1725 » John Newton, English sailor and priest († 1807)
- 1757 » Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter († 1825)
- 1783 » Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan commander and politician, 2nd President of Venezuela († 1830)
- 1786 » Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer († 1843)
Died on July 24
- 1345 » Jacob van Artevelde, Flemish statesman (b. 1290)
- 1568 » Carlos, Prince of Asturias (b. 1545)
- 1594 » John Boste, English martyr and saint (b. 1544)
- 1601 » Joris Hoefnagel, Flemish painter (b. 1542)
- 1612 » John Salusbury, Welsh politician and poet (b. 1567)
- 1739 » Benedetto Marcello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1686)
- 1768 » Nathaniel Lardner, English theologian and author (b. 1684)
- 1862 » Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States (b. 1782)
- 1891 » Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (b. 1827)
- 1908 » Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (b. 1867)
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 19 » San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.
- 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.