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Born on Friday September 28, 1607
- Catharina Wils, Gierle
- Susan Hayes, England, United Kingdom († 1630)
- Michel FLEUREAU, Crottes-en-Pithiverais (Saint-Pierre)
- Barber Pietersz Engels, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas
Died on Friday September 28, 1607
- Jeanne ROLLAND (91), saint julien-Saint-Julien-de-Vouvantes, 44670, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, FRANCE
- Adam Jansz. van der Burch (79), Delft
- Elisabeth van Anhalt-Zerbst (44), Knossen
- Arent Mr. Sandelijn (67)
- Elisabeth van Anhalt-Zerbst (44), Knösen, Västernorrlands län, Sweden
- Elisabeth VonAnhalt Zerbst (44), Krossen On Oder, Brandenburg, Germany
- Aem van der (Burch) Burg (79), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adam Janse van den Burgh (79)
Born on September 28
- 1494 » Agnolo Firenzuola, Italian poet and playwright († 1545)
- 1555 » Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Marshal of France († 1623)
- 1573 » Théodore de Mayerne, Swiss physician († 1654)
- 1605 » Ismaël Bullialdus, French astronomer and mathematician († 1694)
- 1681 » Johann Mattheson, German composer, lexicographer, and diplomat († 1764)
- 1705 » Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department († 1774)
- 1705 » Johann Peter Kellner, German organist and composer († 1772)
- 1735 » Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1811)
- 1746 » William Jones, English-Welsh philologist and scholar († 1794)
- 1765 » Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg († 1814)
Died on September 28
- 1429 » Cymburgis of Masovia, duchess consort of Austria (b. 1394)
- 1582 » George Buchanan, Scottish historian and scholar (b. 1506)
- 1596 » Margaret Clifford, countess of Derby (b. 1540)
- 1618 » Josuah Sylvester, English poet and translator (b. 1563)
- 1687 » Francis Turretin, Swiss-Italian theologian and academic (b. 1623)
- 1694 » Gabriel Mouton, French mathematician and theologian (b. 1618)
- 1702 » Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, French-English lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1640)
- 1742 » Jean Baptiste Massillon, French bishop (b. 1663)
- 1829 » Nikolay Raevsky, Russian general and politician (b. 1771)
- 1844 » Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy, Russian general and politician (b. 1769)
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.
- 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.