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July 16, 1608Born on Thursday July 17, 1608
- Jean PERRET, Samoëns, 74258, Haute Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France († 1673)
- Susan Kadwell, Rolvenden, Kent, England
- Patience SKEERE, Doddington, Kent, England († 1678)
- Hans Braendli, Waedenswil, Zuerich, Switzerland
- Mary Post, Otham, Kent, England († 1684)
- Jost Imhof, Elsoff, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1638)
- Stephen Eggleston, Biddenden, Kent, England († 1634)
- William Chittenden, Hawkhurst, Kent, England († 1660)
Died on Thursday July 17, 1608
- Cornelia BOOM (28)
- Sophia de VOS van STEENWIJCK
- Coenraedt Henricx van der Staeck (71)
- Cecily Bacon **** (64), Norwich St George Colegate, Norfolk, England
- Sophia de Vos van Steenwijk (36)
- Vincenzo (Gian Vincenzo) PICHERI (47), Carini,90044,Palerme,Sicile,ITALIE
- Tyabbe
- Pierre CORDIER, Aubinges, 18220, France
- sophia de VOS VAN STEENWIJCK (36)
- Markwart van Ahlefeldt (37), Haselau, Sleeswijk-Holstein
Born on July 17
- 1487 » Ismail I of Iran († 1524)
- 1499 » Maria Salviati, Italian noblewoman († 1543)
- 1531 » Antoine de Créqui Canaples, Roman Catholic cardinal († 1574)
- 1674 » Isaac Watts, English hymnwriter and theologian († 1748)
- 1695 » Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dachsburg-Falkenburg-Heidesheim († 1766)
- 1698 » Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician and philosopher († 1759)
- 1708 » Frederick Christian, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth († 1769)
- 1714 » Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic († 1762)
- 1744 » Elbridge Gerry, American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States († 1814)
- 1763 » John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman and philanthropist († 1848)
Died on July 17
- 1453 » Dmitry Shemyaka, Grand Prince of Moscow
- 1531 » Hosokawa Takakuni, Japanese commander (b. 1484)
- 1571 » Georg Fabricius, German poet and historian (b. 1516)
- 1588 » Mimar Sinan, Ottoman architect and engineer, designed the Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque and Süleymaniye Mosque (b. 1489)
- 1603 » Mózes Székely, Hungarian noble (b. 1553)
- 1645 » Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, English-Scottish politician, Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom (b. 1587)
- 1704 » Pierre-Charles Le Sueur, French fur trader and explorer (b. 1657)
- 1709 » Robert Bolling, English planter and merchant (b. 1646)
- 1725 » Thomas King, English and British soldier, MP for Queenborough, lieutenant-governor of Sheerness (b. before 1660?).
- 1762 » Peter III of Russia (b. 1728)
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
- Margaret
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.
- June 3 » Samuel de Champlain completes his third voyage to New France at Tadoussac, Quebec.
- July 3 » Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.
- August 24 » The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.