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Born on Sunday November 30, 1608
- Catharina Danielse, Veghel
- Jenneken Jois Antonij Smulders, Berlicum, Noord Brabant, Netherlands
- Cornelis Pieters (Cors) Buijtewegh, Berkel
- EN Samuel Dudley 9 GGF, Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, England († 1683)
- Herbert van BEAUMONT, Amsterdam, Oude Kerk
- Josyne Praet, Belsele (Oost-Vlaanderen, België) († 1676)
- Elizabeth Kien († 1648)
- Elizabeth Way, Bridgport, Allington Prsh, Dorset Cnty, England
- Helena Neels, Balen, Antwerpen, België († 1671)
- Maritge Jacobsdr Rodenburg, Naaldwijk
Died on Sunday November 30, 1608
- Cornelia van Ayala (33), Bergen op Zoom, N.B
- Cornelia van Ayala (33), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelia de Ayala, Bergen op Zoom, Pays-Bas
Born on November 30
- 1549 » Sir Henry Savile, English educator († 1622)
- 1554 » Philip Sidney, English soldier, courtier, and poet († 1586)
- 1573 » Aubert Miraeus, Belgian historian († 1640)
- 1594 » John Cosin, English bishop and academic († 1672)
- 1599 » Andrea Sacchi, Italian painter († 1661)
- 1614 » William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford († 1680)
- 1625 » Jean Domat, French scholar and jurist († 1696)
- 1637 » Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian and author († 1698)
- 1642 » Andrea Pozzo, Jesuit Brother, architect and painter († 1709)
- 1645 » Andreas Werckmeister, German organist, composer, and theorist († 1706)
Died on November 30
- 1525 » Guillaume Crétin, French poet (b. c. 1460)
- 1526 » Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Italian captain (b. 1498)
- 1580 » Richard Farrant, English playwright and composer (b. 1530)
- 1600 » Nanda Bayin, Burmese king (b. 1535)
- 1603 » William Gilbert, English scientist (b. 1544)
- 1623 » Thomas Weelkes, English organist and composer (b. 1576)
- 1647 » Bonaventura Cavalieri, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1598)
- 1647 » Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian painter (b. 1582)
- 1654 » John Selden, English jurist and scholar (b. 1584)
- 1675 » Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, English lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1605)
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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)
- 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.
- 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.