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March 20, 1608Born on Friday March 21, 1608
- Bernhard van Mellin († 1690)
- Adrianus Xxx Dirickx, Gierle
- Elisabeth Althaus, Alertshausen, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1625)
- Adrianus DIERCKX, Gierle
- Servaas Nypels, Maastricht,Gemeente Maastricht,Limburg,Netherlands
Died on Friday March 21, 1608
- Aenken Mathijss
- Anna Elisabeth VON SAYN (35)
- Philiberte BUFFARD (38), La Roche-Vineuse,71371,Saône-et-Loire,Bourgogne-Franche-Comté,FRANCE
- Anna Elisabeth Van SAYN SAYN (35)
- Maritgen Cornelis Ingen
- Richard Whale (40)
- Marritgen Cornelis Ingen
- Anna Elisabeth van Sayn-Sayn (35)
Born on March 21
- 1501 » Anne Brooke, Baroness Cobham, English noble († 1558)
- 1521 » Maurice, Elector of Saxony († 1553)
- 1527 » Hermann Finck, German composer and educator († 1558)
- 1555 » John Leveson, English politician († 1615)
- 1557 » Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel, English countess and poet († 1630)
- 1626 » Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur, Spanish saint and missionary († 1667)
- 1672 » Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator († 1742)
- 1685 » Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque composer and musician († 1750)
- 1713 » Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician († 1803)
- 1716 » Josef Seger, Bohemian organist, composer, and educator († 1782)
Died on March 21
- 1487 » Nicholas of Flüe, Swiss monk and saint (b. 1417)
- 1540 » John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, English peer and courtier (b. c. 1482)
- 1556 » Thomas Cranmer, English archbishop (b. 1489)
- 1571 » Odet de Coligny, French cardinal and Protestant (b. 1517)
- 1617 » Pocahontas, Algonquian Indigenous princess (b. c. 1595)
- 1653 » Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha, Albanian politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
- 1656 » James Ussher, Irish archbishop (b. 1581)
- 1676 » Henri Sauval, French historian and author (b. 1623)
- 1729 » Elżbieta Sieniawska, politically influential Polish magnate (b. 1669)
- 1729 » John Law, Scottish-French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1671)
Names that were popular for boys in 1608
- Jan
- Cornelis
- John
- Thomas
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- William
- Petrus
- Jean
- Gerrit
- Richard
- Robert
- Johannes
- George
Names that were popular for girls in 1608
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Marie
- Joanna
- Anne
- Margaretha
- Barbara
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Jeanne
- Dorothy
- Johanna
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1608
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 17 » Emperor Susenyos I of Ethiopia surprises an Oromo army at Ebenat; his army reportedly kills 12,000 Oromo at the cost of 400 of his men.
- March 18 » Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.
- April 19 » In Ireland: O'Doherty's Rebellion is launched by the Burning of Derry.
- May 14 » The Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states, is founded to defend the rights, land and safety of each member against the Catholic Church and Catholic German states.
- June 3 » Samuel de Champlain completes his third voyage to New France at Tadoussac, Quebec.
- August 24 » The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.