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Born on Sunday December 14, 1608
- Anna (Johanna) Maas (Maes), Sint-Gillis-Waas (B)
- "Maria" Odilia Ritselvelt, Heerlen,, Limburg, Nederland († 1679)
- Oudemoer Siewerts, Enkhuizen
- Maritgen Wouterszn, Berkel en Rodenrijs
- Maria Rutzelfelt († 1679)
- Claas Ariensz moOijman, Nootdorp
- Maria Oomen, Princenhage
- Anna Maes, Sint Gillis Waas
- Teunis Hillebrantsz van der Sman, Stompwijk
- Johannes van Beurden, Diessen
Died on Sunday December 14, 1608
- Meijne Lyckles (73)
- Nicolaus Baumeister (28), Altlußheim, Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Baden
- Meyne Lijckles (53)
- Meyne Lyckles Nijeholt
- Meyne van Lycklema à Nijeholt (87)
- Meyne~Lyckles Lycklama_à_Nijeholt
- Meyne Lyckles Lycklama a' Nijeholt, Friesland Netherlands
- Meyne Lyckles van Lycklama a Nijeholt (73)
- Meyne Lyckles (88)
- Meyne Lyckles Lycklema A Nijeholdt ,1565-1576 substituut-grietman van Weststellingwerf,gevolmachtigde naar de landdag,gedeputeerde van de Staten van Friesland, 1569-1576,lid van de Gedeputeerde Staten van Friesland, 1582-1584,raadsheer van (88), Friesland
Born on December 14
- 1546 » Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer and chemist († 1601)
- 1599 » Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge, English politician († 1668)
- 1607 » János Kemény, Hungarian prince († 1662)
- 1625 » Barthélemy d'Herbelot, French orientalist and academic († 1695)
- 1631 » Anne Conway, English philosopher and author († 1679)
- 1640 » Aphra Behn, English playwright and author († 1689)
- 1678 » Daniel Neal, English historian and author († 1743)
- 1720 » Justus Möser, German jurist and theorist († 1794)
- 1730 » Capel Bond, English organist and composer († 1790)
- 1738 » Jan Antonín Koželuh, Czech composer and educator († 1814)
Died on December 14
- 1480 » Niccolò Perotti, humanist scholar (b. 1429)
- 1503 » Sten Sture the Elder, regent of Sweden (b. 1440)
- 1510 » Friedrich of Saxony (b. 1473)
- 1542 » James V of Scotland (b. 1512)
- 1591 » John of the Cross, Spanish priest and saint (b. 1542)
- 1595 » Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (b. 1535)
- 1624 » Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, English politician, Lord High Admiral (b. 1536)
- 1651 » Pierre Dupuy, French historian and scholar (b. 1582)
- 1715 » Thomas Tenison, English archbishop (b. 1636)
- 1735 » Thomas Tanner, English bishop and historian (b. 1674)
Names that were popular for boys in 1608
- Jan
- Cornelis
- John
- Joannes
- Thomas
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Cornelisz
- Willem
- Petrus
- William
- Jansz
- Jean
- Richard
- Gerrit
- Van
Names that were popular for girls in 1608
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Marie
- Joanna
- Anne
- Margaretha
- Cornelis
- Van
- Neeltje
- Barbara
- Jeanne
- Cornelia
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.
- 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.
- September 10 » John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.