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Born on Saturday February 23, 1608
- John Pennaluna, Constantine, Cornwall, England († 1617)
- Elisabeth Willems Bartholomeus, Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1693)
- Henry ARUNDELL, Holborn, London, Middlesex, England († 1694)
- Sir Henry Arundell 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour, London, Middlesex, England († 1694)
- Joannes De Kegel, Vilvoorde, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- John Boatwright, Fressingfield, Suffolk, England († 1658)
- Agnes Packbiers, NIEDERLANDE, Limburg, Hoensbroek
- Jeanne Stalpart, Soignies, Hainaut, Be
- Adriaen Jacobs Stalpert van der Wiele († 1628)
Died on Saturday February 23, 1608
- Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski (81), Ostroh, Ukraine
- Peter Jan Peter Faesen
- Edward Haseltine (0), Howden, Yorkshire, England
- Jaexcken van Groeningen
- Jeanne PORÉE (48), Boursin,62132,Pas-de-Calais,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE
- Piierre BEN (53), Boursin,62132,Pas-de-Calais,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE
- Christmann Bauer (57), Wangen, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Born on February 23
- 1529 » Onofrio Panvinio, Italian historian († 1568)
- 1539 » Henry XI of Legnica, thrice Duke of Legnica († 1588)
- 1539 » Salima Sultan Begum, Empress of the Mughal Empire († 1612)
- 1583 » Jean-Baptiste Morin, French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer († 1656)
- 1592 » Balthazar Gerbier, Dutch painter († 1663)
- 1633 » Samuel Pepys, English diarist and politician († 1703)
- 1646 » Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shōgun († 1709)
- 1680 » Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, Canadian politician, 2nd Colonial Governor of Louisiana († 1767)
- 1685 » George Frideric Handel, German-English organist and composer († 1759)
- 1723 » Richard Price, Welsh-English minister and philosopher († 1791)
Died on February 23
- 1447 » Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1390)
- 1464 » Emperor Yingzong of Ming (b. 1427)
- 1473 » Arnold, Duke of Gelderland (b. 1410)
- 1526 » Diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies (b. c. 1479)
- 1554 » Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire (b. 1515)
- 1603 » Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. 1519)
- 1603 » Franciscus Vieta, French mathematician (b. 1540)
- 1620 » Nicholas Fuller, English politician (b. 1543)
- 1704 » Georg Muffat, French organist and composer (b. 1653)
- 1766 » Stanisław Leszczyński, Polish king (b. 1677)
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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.
- 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.