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April 24, 1608Born on Friday April 25, 1608
- Gaston de France, Duc d'Orléans († 1660)
- Gaston van Frankrijk, Fontainebleau († 1660)
- Jean-Baptiste Gaston, Herzog von Orléans de BOURBON, Fontainebleau, 77186, Seine et Marne, Ile-de-France, Frankrijk († 1660)
- Gaston Jean-Baptiste van Frankrijk, van Bourbon-Navarre († 1660)
- Gaston Jean-Baptiste de Bourbon, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France († 1660)
- Gaston Jean Baptiste d'Orléans, Fontainebleau, Seine-et Marne, F († 1660)
- Jean-babtiste "duke" De Orleans Gaston, Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France († 1660)
- Gaston Jean Baptiste Van Frankrijk (Van Orleans), Fontainebleau, Ile-de-France,, Friesland, Nederland († 1660)
- Gaston Jean Baptiste van Frankrijk, Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, France († 1660)
- Gaston Jean Baptiste van Frankrijk, Fontainebleau († 1660)
Died on Friday April 25, 1608
- Dinken Op Den Graeff (0), Krefeld, Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Cornelis Adriaensz BAES (79)
- OP DEN GRAEFF (2), Krefeld, Crefeld, Rhein, Prussia, Germany
- Elizabeth HUFFAME HOUGHAM (47), England
- Dinken Op Den Graeff (0), Krefeld, Krefeld, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
Born on April 25
- 1502 » Georg Major, German theologian and academic († 1574)
- 1529 » Francesco Patrizi, Italian philosopher and scientist († 1597)
- 1599 » Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain († 1658)
- 1621 » Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, English soldier and politician († 1679)
- 1666 » Johann Heinrich Buttstett, German organist and composer († 1727)
- 1694 » Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect and politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland († 1753)
- 1710 » James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer and author († 1776)
- 1723 » Giovanni Marco Rutini, Italian composer († 1797)
- 1725 » Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician († 1786)
- 1767 » Nicolas Oudinot, French general († 1847)
Died on April 25
- 1472 » Leon Battista Alberti, Italian author, poet, and philosopher (b. 1404)
- 1516 » John Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467)
- 1566 » Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France (b. 1499)
- 1566 » Louise Labé, French poet and author (b. 1520)
- 1595 » Torquato Tasso, Italian poet and songwriter (b. 1544)
- 1605 » Naresuan, Siamese King of Ayutthaya Kingdom (b. c. 1555)
- 1644 » Chongzhen Emperor of China (b. 1611)
- 1660 » Henry Hammond, English cleric and theologian (b. 1605)
- 1690 » David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter and educator (b. 1610)
- 1744 » Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (b. 1701)
Names that were popular for boys in 1608
- Jan
- Cornelis
- John
- Thomas
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- William
- Willem
- 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
- Dorothy
- Jeanne
- 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.