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June 18, 1608Born on Thursday June 19, 1608
- Judith Sweerts, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1638)
- Sara Vrancken van den den Bos (van der Urck), Naaldwijk
- Elizabeth Humphrey, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England († 1608)
- Roland Rainey, BRANCEPETH,DURHAM,ENGLAND
- Hendrick Mathijs VOGELS, Sint-Oedenrode
- Hendrick Hendrick Matijs Vogels, Sint-Oedenrode, Gemeente Sint-Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Hendrick Hendrick Matijs Vogels, Sint-Oedenrode, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Henrick Mathijs Vogels, Sint-Oedenrode († 1670)
- Hans Richter, Beierfeld, Aue-Schwarzenberg, Sachsen, Deutschland († 1678)
- Elizabeth Knight, Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Died on Thursday June 19, 1608
- Johannes Pistorius (62)
- Johannes Jr Pistorius (62), Freiburg D
- Johann Carl (Hans) Pistorius (62), Freiburg im Breisgau,, Baden Wurttemberg, Duitsland
- Johannes "niddanus" der Jungere (Dr) Pistorius (62), Freiburg im Breisgau, Franckenhausen DLD
- Ann Latham (0), Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
- Johannes (Niddanus) der Jüngere Pistorius (von Reichenweyller) (62), Freiburg im Breisgau, Duitsland
- Margaret BOWYER (50), Yarnton, Oxfordshire
- Johannes Jr. PISTORIUS (62), Freiburg, Deutschland
- Johannes Niddanus (Carl?) Pistorius (62), Freiburg, Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
- Johannes Pistorius (62)
Born on June 19
- 1566 » James VI and I of the United Kingdom († 1625)
- 1590 » Philip Bell, British colonial governor († 1678)
- 1595 » Hargobind, sixth Sikh guru († 1644)
- 1598 » Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury († 1677)
- 1606 » James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland († 1649)
- 1623 » Blaise Pascal, French mathematician and physicist († 1662)
- 1633 » Philipp van Limborch, Dutch author and theologian († 1712)
- 1701 » François Rebel, French violinist and composer († 1775)
- 1731 » Joaquim Machado de Castro, Portuguese sculptor († 1822)
- 1764 » José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan general and politician († 1850)
Died on June 19
- 1504 » Bernhard Walther, German astronomer and humanist (b. 1430)
- 1542 » Leo Jud, Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1482)
- 1545 » Abraomas Kulvietis, Lithuanian-Russian lawyer and jurist (b. 1509)
- 1567 » Anna of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg (b. 1507)
- 1584 » Francis, Duke of Anjou (b. 1555)
- 1608 » Alberico Gentili, Italian lawyer and jurist (b. 1551)
- 1650 » Matthäus Merian, Swiss-German engraver and publisher (b. 1593)
- 1747 » Alessandro Marcello, Italian composer and educator (b. 1669)
- 1747 » Nader Shah, Persian leader (b. 1688)
- 1762 » Johann Ernst Eberlin, German organist and composer (b. 1702)
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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.
- 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.