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Born on Wednesday October 22, 1608
- Cornelius KIECKENS, Erembodegem, 9320, Aalst, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Maria BAKEN, Overpelt, 3900, Pelt, Limburg, België
- AELT GERRITSEN BROUWER, Nijkerk († 1661)
- Cornelius Kiekens, Erembodegem
- Barbara Van Mulders, parochie Sint-Paulus, Opwijk, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Johanna Schouffellen, Bingelrade, Limburg, Nederland
- Cornelius KIECKENS, Erembodegem, 41002, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Johanna Schoeffelen, Bingelrade, Limburg, Nederland († 1669)
- Johanna Schoffelen, Bingelrade, Limburg, Nederland († 1669)
- Lambertus GRIETENS, Erps, 3071, Vlaams-Brabant, Vlaanderen, België († 1645)
Died on Wednesday October 22, 1608
- Joris Arijaans (63)
- Joris A. op de Poldervaert (58)
- Hielk Syeckes FOGELSANGH (33), Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Fryslân, Nederland
- Joris Adriaensz POLDERVAERT (53)
- Hyelck Fogelsangh (5)
- Johannes Schreiner (0), Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Joris Adriaensz op de Poldervaert or Cranenborch (71), Kethel
- Joris Ariens
- Joris Adriaensz op de POLDERVAERT (53)
- Joris Adriaensz. op de Poldervaert (68)
Born on October 22
- 1511 » Erasmus Reinhold, German astronomer and mathematician († 1553)
- 1559 » Jacques Sirmond, French scholar († 1651).
- 1587 » Joachim Jungius, German mathematician and philosopher († 1657).
- 1592 » Gustav Horn, Count of Pori († 1657)
- 1659 » Georg Ernst Stahl, German chemist and physician († 1734)
- 1689 » John V, Portuguese king († 1750)
- 1701 » Maria Amalia, Holy Roman Empress († 1756)
- 1729 » Johann Reinhold Forster, German pastor and botanist († 1798)
- 1749 » Cornelis van der Aa, Dutch historian and bookseller († 1816)
- 1761 » Antoine Barnave, French politician and orator († 1793).
Died on October 22
- 1455 » Johannes Brassart, Flemish composer
- 1493 » James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton
- 1521 » Edward Poynings, Lord Deputy to King Henry VII of England (b. 1459)
- 1565 » Jean Grolier de Servières, French book collector (b. 1479)
- 1604 » Domingo Báñez, Spanish theologian (b. 1528)
- 1625 » Kikkawa Hiroie, Japanese daimyō (b. 1561)
- 1708 » Hermann Witsius, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1636)
- 1751 » William IV, Prince of Orange (b. 1711)
- 1755 » Elisha Williams, American minister, academic, and jurist (b. 1694)
- 1761 » Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden (b. 1702)
Names that were popular for boys in 1608
- Jan
- Cornelis
- John
- Thomas
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- William
- Petrus
- Jean
- Gerrit
- Richard
- Johannes
- Robert
- 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 7 » Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia.
- 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.
- 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.
- August 24 » The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.
- September 10 » John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.