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Born on Wednesday February 27, 1608
- Maria TEUWENS, Overpelt, 3900, Pelt, Limburg, België
- Elizabetha Franciscusdr, Hilvarenbeek
- Allert Bakker, Krommenie († 1692)
- Allert Barentsz Backer, Krommenie († 1679)
- Allert Barents Bakker, Krommenie († 1692)
- Allerts Barends Bakker, Krommenie († 1692)
- Maria Teuwes, Overpelt (BE)
- Maria Schwipper, Cranzahl, Chemnitz, Sax
- Uriath Beere, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
- Kunigunde Juliane, Dessau († 1683)
Died on Wednesday February 27, 1608
- Henri of BOURBON (34), Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Hendrik de Bourbon Prins van La Roche-sur-Yonne (34), Parijs
- David Arnould de Clermont (73), Clermont sur Berwinne, Luik, België
- Henri DE BOURBON (34)
- Hendrik de BOURBON-MONTPENSIER (34), Parijs, âéle-De-France
- Henri de BOURBON,dauphin d'Auvergne, duc de Montpensier, 17e prince souverain de Dombes, seigneur de Châtellerault et vicomte de Brosse (34), Paris, France
- Daniel Arendsz van Veen
- Lenert Pieters (38)
- Robert SACKVILLE (47), Dorset House, Westminster, Middlesex
- David Arnould de CLERMONT (73), CLERMONT-sur-BERWINNE, Liège, Belgique
Born on February 27
- 1535 » Min Phalaung, Burmese monarch († 1593)
- 1567 » William Alabaster, English poet († 1640)
- 1572 » Francis II, Duke of Lorraine († 1632)
- 1575 » John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp († 1616)
- 1622 » Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter († 1654)
- 1630 » Roche Braziliano, Dutch pirate († 1671)
- 1659 » William Sherard, English botanist († 1728)
- 1667 » Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł, Prussian-Lithuanian wife of Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine († 1695)
- 1689 » Pietro Gnocchi, Italian composer, director, historian, and geographer († 1775)
- 1703 » Lord Sidney Beauclerk, English politician († 1744)
Died on February 27
- 1483 » William VIII of Montferrat (b. 1420)
- 1558 » Johann Faber of Heilbronn, controversial Catholic preacher (b. 1504)
- 1558 » Kunigunde of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, German Noblewoman (b. 1524)
- 1659 » Henry Dunster, English-American clergyman and academic (b. 1609)
- 1699 » Charles Paulet, 1st Duke of Bolton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (b. 1625)
- 1706 » John Evelyn, English gardener and author (b. 1620)
- 1712 » Sir William Villiers, 3rd Baronet, English politician (b. 1645)
- 1720 » Samuel Parris, English-American minister (b. 1653)
- 1735 » John Arbuthnot, Scottish physician and polymath (b. 1667)
- 1784 » Count of St. Germain, European adventurer (b. 1710)
Names that were popular for boys in 1608
- Jan
- Cornelis
- John
- Thomas
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- William
- Petrus
- Jean
- Gerrit
- Richard
- Johannes
- Robert
- George
Names that were popular for girls in 1608
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Marie
- Joanna
- Anne
- Margaretha
- Barbara
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Dorothy
- Jeanne
- Margaret
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.
- March 18 » Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.
- 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.
- August 24 » The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.