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Born on Tuesday December 9, 1608
- Paulus Adrianus SUIJSKENS, 's-Hertogenbosch, 4192, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1655)
- Rosa PALAZZOLO, Carini,90044,Palerme,Sicile,ITALIE
- John (Poet) Milton, Cheapside, London, England († 1674)
- Paulus Suyskens, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1655)
- Margaretha Botvidsdotter Wongorosandra, Vånga (E) († 1688)
- Aafje Claas, Enkhuizen († 1678)
- Pleun Cornelis van Hippel, ,, Goudriaan, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Sybille van Nesselrode, Keulen, Nordrhein-Westfalen († 1686)
- Aefien Claesdr. Brouwer, Enkhuizen
- Elizabeth Gibson, Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England († 1668)
Died on Tuesday December 9, 1608
- Mary Ann Parker (65), Yorkshire, England
- Margery Burscoe (43), Childwall, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Born on December 9
- 1508 » Gemma Frisius, Dutch mathematician and cartographer († 1555)
- 1561 » Edwin Sandys, English lawyer and politician († 1629)
- 1571 » Metius, Dutch mathematician and astronomer († 1635)
- 1579 » Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint († 1639)
- 1594 » Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden († 1632)
- 1608 » John Milton, English poet and philosopher († 1674)
- 1610 » Baldassare Ferri, Italian singer and actor († 1680)
- 1617 » Richard Lovelace, English poet († 1657)
- 1652 » Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician and botanist († 1723)
- 1667 » William Whiston, English mathematician, historian, and theologian († 1752)
Died on December 9
- 1544 » Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (b. 1491)
- 1565 » Pope Pius IV (b. 1499)
- 1603 » William Watson, English priest (b. 1559)
- 1625 » Ubbo Emmius, Dutch historian and geographer (b. 1547)
- 1636 » Fabian Birkowski, Polish preacher and author (b. 1566)
- 1641 » Anthony van Dyck, Belgian-English painter and illustrator (b. 1599)
- 1669 » Pope Clement IX (b. 1600)
- 1674 » Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, English historian and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1609)
- 1706 » Peter II of Portugal (b. 1648)
- 1718 » Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian monk and cartographer (b. 1650)
Names that were popular for boys in 1608
- Jan
- Cornelis
- John
- Thomas
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- William
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jean
- Gerrit
- Richard
- Robert
- Johannes
- George
Names that were popular for girls in 1608
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Marie
- Joanna
- Anne
- Margaretha
- Barbara
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Dorothy
- Jeanne
- Johanna
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.
- 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.
- August 24 » The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.
- September 10 » John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.