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Born on Saturday November 15, 1608
- Marie Delebecque, Frelinghien, 59 (F) († 1693)
- Marguerite DUVAL, Sévignac, 22250, France
- Regine Sibylle bsse Khevenhuller, Spittal (Kärnten) Au († 1666)
- Dorothy Symes, Pitminster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom († 1632)
- Ghislain Janmart, Namur, Belgique
Died on Saturday November 15, 1608
- Alice Loftus
- Alicia Alice Loftus (29), Louth, Ireland
- Jacoba Van Der Meersche, Moorsel, Belgium
- Anna Catharina Meyer (70), Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Antoine del BRASSINE AU PONT dit BRISSA, FRAITURE, Liège, Belgique
- Adriaen de Hondt (99), Huise
- Margaret Loftus (28), Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland
- Henry Warren (33), Warrenstown, Co Meath, Ireland
- John de Sydenham (89), Leigh-Brimpton, Somerset, England, Great Britain
- Anna Mayer (71), Stuttgart
Born on November 15
- 1498 » Eleanor of Austria, queen of Portugal and France († 1558)
- 1511 » Johannes Secundus, Dutch poet and author († 1536)
- 1556 » Jacques Davy Duperron, French cardinal († 1618)
- 1607 » Madeleine de Scudéry, French author († 1701)
- 1660 » Hermann von der Hardt, German historian and orientalist († 1746)
- 1661 » Christoph von Graffenried, Swiss-American settler and author († 1743)
- 1692 » Eusebius Amort, German poet and theologian († 1775)
- 1708 » William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1778)
- 1738 » William Herschel, German-English astronomer and composer († 1822)
- 1741 » Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss poet and physiognomist († 1801)
Died on November 15
- 1527 » Catherine of York, English princess (b. 1479)
- 1579 » Ferenc Dávid, Hungarian preacher, founder of the Unitarian Church of Transylvania (b. 1510)
- 1594 » Martin Frobisher, English seaman and explorer
- 1628 » Roque González de Santa Cruz, Paraguayan missionary and martyr (b. 1576)
- 1630 » Johannes Kepler, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1571)
- 1670 » John Amos Comenius, Czech bishop, philosopher, and educator (b. 1592)
- 1691 » Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (b. 1620)
- 1706 » Tsangyang, Tibetan dalai lama (b. 1683)
- 1712 » Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun, English politician (b. 1675)
- 1712 » James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (b. 1658)
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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)
- 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.
- July 3 » Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.
- August 24 » The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.
- September 10 » John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.