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May 30, 1608Born on Saturday May 31, 1608
- Joanna Noens, St. Gilles
- Claude DEMESSAZ, Mieussy, 74183, 74183, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France († 1687)
- Anna Augusta zu Waldeck-Wildungen von WALDECK († 1658)
- Raphael DEMESSAZ, Mieussy, 74183, 74183, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France († 1687)
- Humphrey Gollop, Netherbury, Dorset, England
- Martha Knox **, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- Pieter van Mighem, Temse
- Joanna Noens, SINT GILLIS-WAAS
Died on Saturday May 31, 1608
- Thomasin Iler (21), Cranbrook, Kent
- Rompt Tyercks Riddersma (48), Augsbuurt Lutjewoude, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Nederland
- Anne TOURNANT (67), Attiches,59551,Nord,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE
- Rompt Tyerks Riddersma (48), Augsbuurt-Lutjewoude, Kollumerland C.A., Friesland, Netherlands
Born on May 31
- 1469 » Manuel I of Portugal († 1521)
- 1535 » Alessandro Allori, Italian painter († 1607)
- 1556 » Jerzy Radziwiłł, Catholic cardinal († 1600)
- 1577 » Nur Jahan, Empress consort of the Mughal Empire († 1645)
- 1613 » John George II, Elector of Saxony († 1680)
- 1640 » Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland († 1673)
- 1641 » Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem († 1707)
- 1725 » Ahilyabai Holkar, Queen of the Malwa Kingdom under the Maratha Empire († 1795)
- 1732 » Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian archbishop († 1812)
- 1753 » Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, French lawyer and politician († 1793)
Died on May 31
- 1504 » Engelbert II of Nassau (b. 1451)
- 1558 » Philip Hoby, English general and diplomat (b. 1505)
- 1567 » Guido de Bres, Belgian pastor and theologian (b. 1522)
- 1594 » Tintoretto, Italian painter and educator (b. 1518)
- 1601 » Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (b. 1547)
- 1640 » Zeynab Begum, Safavid princess (date of birth unknown)
- 1665 » Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Dutch painter (b. 1597)
- 1680 » Joachim Neander, German theologian and educator (b. 1650)
- 1740 » Frederick William I of Prussia (b. 1688)
- 1747 » Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1686)
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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.
- 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.
- August 24 » The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.
- September 10 » John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.