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March 19, 1608Born on Thursday March 20, 1608
- Catharina ELSRACK († 1678)
- Alice Alcock, Mancetter, Warwickshire, England
- Catharina van ELSRACK, Overpelt,Provincie Limburg,Flanders,Belgi († 1678)
- hendrik van ESSEN TOT KORTENOEVER, harderwijk († 1681)
- Martha Iden, Boughton-Monchelsea, Kent, England († 1681)
- Magdalena Oomen, Princenhage
- Magdalena Gijsbert Oomen, Princenhage, N.B., Neth
- Elisabeth Baltzer
- Adrianus De Ridder, Opwijk († 1662)
- Hendrik van Essen Heer van Kortenoever, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland († 1681)
Died on Thursday March 20, 1608
- Edward Stanhope, MP, the Younger (61), England
- Lambrecht Adriaansen Jan Jacob Heyens Geus (68), 's-Gravenmoer
- Lambrecht Adriaenssen Jan Jacop Heijnens (Geus) (68), Dongen ('s Gravenmoer) NB NL
- Lambrecht Adriaen Jan Jacob Heynens Geus (58), 's-Gravenmoer, Nederland
- Edward Stanhope (61)
- Alice Oslington (63), Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, England
Born on March 20
- 1469 » Cecily of York († 1507)
- 1477 » Jerome Emser, German theologian and scholar († 1527)
- 1479 » Ippolito d'Este, Italian cardinal († 1520)
- 1502 » Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist († 1575)
- 1532 » Juan de Ribera, Roman Catholic archbishop († 1611)
- 1612 » Anne Bradstreet, Puritan American poet († 1672)
- 1615 » Dara Shikoh, Indian prince († 1659)
- 1639 » Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian diplomat, Hetman of Ukraine († 1709)
- 1725 » Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman sultan († 1789)
- 1737 » Rama I, Thai king († 1809)
Died on March 20
- 1440 » Sigismund I of Lithuania
- 1475 » Georges Chastellain, Burgundian chronicler and poet
- 1549 » Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, English general and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1508)
- 1568 » Albert, Duke of Prussia (b. 1490)
- 1619 » Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1557)
- 1673 » Augustyn Kordecki, Polish monk (b. 1603)
- 1688 » Maria of Orange-Nassau, Dutch princess (b. 1642)
- 1730 » Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (b. 1692)
- 1746 » Nicolas de Largillière, French painter and academic (b. 1656)
- 1780 » Benjamin Truman, English brewer and businessman (b. 1699)
Names that were popular for boys in 1608
- Jan
- Cornelis
- John
- Thomas
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- William
- 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)
- 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.
- 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.
- September 10 » John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.