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Born on Monday December 15, 1608
- Louis DIVEU, Saint-Méloir-des-Bois, 22980, France († 1668)
- Catharina de Grauw, Mechelen, Limburg, Nederland
- John Tufton Earl van Thanet († 1664)
- Catharina de Grauw, Mechelen (B)
- Gerrit Maassen, Nijkerk/Diermen
- Oswaldina Haverhals
- Joanna Tibackx, Noorderwijk
- John Tufton († 1664)
- Catharina De Roo, Kanegem († 1681)
- Hester de Hertoghe († 1657)
Died on Monday December 15, 1608
- Sir Henry Constable
- Kathelijne De Groote, Antwerpen
- Maritge Claesd.
- Joannes d' Hont (17), Maarke Kerkem, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Maritgen Claesd, Vlaanderen
Born on December 15
- 1447 » Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria († 1508)
- 1567 » Christoph Demantius, German composer, poet, and theorist († 1643)
- 1610 » David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter († 1690)
- 1657 » Michel Richard Delalande, French organist and composer († 1726)
- 1686 » Jean-Joseph Fiocco, Flemish violinist and composer († 1746)
- 1710 » Francesco Zahra, Maltese painter († 1773)
- 1789 » Carlos Soublette, Venezuelan general and politician, 11th President of Venezuela († 1870)
- 1832 » Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower († 1923)
- 1837 » E. W. Bullinger, English minister, scholar, and theologian († 1913)
- 1852 » Henri Becquerel, French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1908)
Died on December 15
- 1467 » Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, archbishop and regent of Sweden (b. 1417)
- 1574 » Selim II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1524)
- 1598 » Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde, Dutch nobleman (b. 1540)
- 1621 » Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes, French courtier, Constable of France (b. 1578)
- 1673 » Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, English noblewoman (b. 1623)
- 1675 » Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter and educator (b. 1632)
- 1683 » Izaak Walton, English author (b. 1593)
- 1688 » Gaspar Fagel, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1634)
- 1688 » Louis Victor de Rochechouart de Mortemart, French nobleman (b. 1636)
- 1715 » George Hickes, English minister and scholar (b. 1642)
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 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.
- 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.
- 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.