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Born on Tuesday August 28, 1607
- Adriaen Eewoutsz Wes(t)dorp, Kapelle
- Maria Louffgens Leufgens, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland († 1680)
- Maria Leufkens, Heerlen († 1680)
- Maria Catharina Leufkens (Louffgens) van Bardenburg #11, Heerlen, Limburg, Nl († 1680)
- Trijntje, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Benoit ACCARY PERNIN, Cours la Ville,RHÔNE,Rhône-Alpes,France († 1677)
- Margaretha DE NIJS, Moerzeke
- Georg Reinhard von Ortenburg († 1666)
- Maria Leufgens, Heerlen, Limburg, Niederlande
- Margareta Nijs, Moerzeke (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
Died on Tuesday August 28, 1607
- WEIJNKEN WILLEMS 'T HOEN VAN SOUBURG (67), GOUDA, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Weijnken Willems Thoen (67), Gouda,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Weijntje 't Hoen (67), Gouda
- Wijntje Willems Thoen v.soeburg, Gouda
- Elizabeth of Mumbra 1 (77), Barham, Kent, England
- Martha Gräfin Von Castell (63)
- Martha van Castell (63)
- Elizabeth Mumbray (77), Barham, Kent, England
- Johan Vrijheer van der Goltz Heer van Heinrichsdorf (62)
- Weijnken Willemsdr 't Hoen van Souburg (67), Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Born on August 28
- 1476 » Kanō Motonobu, Japanese painter († 1559)
- 1481 » Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Portuguese poet († 1558)
- 1582 » Taichang, emperor of China († 1620)
- 1591 » John Christian of Brieg, duke of Brzeg († 1639)
- 1592 » George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English courtier and politician († 1628)
- 1612 » Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch linguist and scholar († 1653)
- 1667 » Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen of Denmark and Norway († 1721)
- 1691 » Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empress († 1750)
- 1714 » Anthony Ulrich, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg († 1774)
- 1728 » John Stark, American general († 1822)
Died on August 28
- 1481 » Afonso V, king of Portugal (b. 1432)
- 1540 » Federico II Gonzaga, duke of Mantua (b. 1500)
- 1609 » Francis Vere, English governor and general
- 1645 » Hugo Grotius, Dutch playwright, philosopher, and jurist (b. 1583)
- 1646 » Johannes Banfi Hunyades, English-Hungarian alchemist, chemist and metallurgist. (b. 1576)
- 1648 » Charles Lucas, English general (b. 1613)
- 1648 » George Lisle, English general (b. 1610)
- 1654 » Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Sweden (b. 1583)
- 1665 » Elisabetta Sirani, Italian painter (b. 1638)
- 1678 » John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1602)
Names that were popular for boys in 1607
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Pieter
- Thomas
- Willem
- Jacob
- William
- Johannes
- Robert
- De
- Jean
- James
- Jansz
- Petrus
Names that were popular for girls in 1607
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Anne
- Neeltje
- Joanna
- Marie
- Van
- De
- Cornelia
- Margaret
- Johanna
- Jkvr.
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.
- 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.
- May 24 » One hundred English settlers disembark in Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America.