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Born on Wednesday August 15, 1607
- Hermann Van Hessen Kassel († 1658)
- Petrus Vervloet, Rijmenam
- Hermann van Hessen Kassel († 1658)
- Herman van Hessen-Kassel, Kassel, Hessen, Deutschland († 1658)
- Anna Hovelius, Oisterwijk
- Hermann v.HE-Rotenburg, Kassel († 1658)
- Herman van Hessen-Rotenburg, Kassel, Duitsland († 1658)
- Hermann van Hessen-Kassel († 1658)
- Hermann von Hessen-Kassel, Kassel, Allemagne († 1658)
- Petrus Bruno, San Biago Platani, Sicily
Died on Wednesday August 15, 1607
- Amalia Hedwig VON DER PFALZ-NEUBURG (22)
- Catharina Strickaert (42)
- Katharina Strickers (37)
- Catharina Strickaers (37)
- Johann Friedrich VON DER PFALZ-NEUBURG (19)
- Amalia Hedwig van Palts-Neuburg (22)
- Amalia Hedwig von Pfalz-Neuburg (22), Neuburg an der Donau, Bayern, Deutschland
- Amalia Hedwig van Neuburg (22), Neuburg, Oberbayern, Beieren
- Catharina Strickaers (57)
- Amalia Hedwig von Pfalz-Neuburg (22), Hilpoltstein, Roth, Bayern, Alemanha
Born on August 15
- 1507 » George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, German prince († 1553)
- 1575 » Bartol Kašić, Croatian linguist and lexicographer († 1650)
- 1589 » Gabriel Báthory, Prince of Transylvania († 1613)
- 1607 » Herman IV, landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg († 1658)
- 1608 » Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel, English politician († 1652)
- 1613 » Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar († 1692)
- 1615 » Marie de Lorraine, duchess of Guise († 1688)
- 1652 » John Grubb, American politician († 1708)
- 1702 » Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian painter and Royal Academician († 1788)
- 1717 » Blind Jack, English engineer († 1810)
Died on August 15
- 1496 » Infanta Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile and León (b. 1428)
- 1506 » Alexander Agricola, Flemish composer (b. c. 1445)
- 1507 » John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1439)
- 1528 » Odet of Foix, Viscount of Lautrec, French general (b. 1485)
- 1552 » Hermann of Wied, German archbishop (b. 1477)
- 1594 » Thomas Kyd, English playwright (b. 1558)
- 1621 » John Barclay, Scottish poet and author (b. 1582)
- 1666 » Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (b. 1591)
- 1714 » Constantin Brâncoveanu, Romanian prince (b. 1654)
- 1728 » Marin Marais, French viol player and composer (b. 1656)
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.
- 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.
- 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.