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July 11, 1608Born on Saturday July 12, 1608
- Rombout Peteri Jan Lambrecht Romme, Princenhage, North Brabant, Netherlands († 1657)
- Rumoldis Petri Jan Lambrecht ROMME, Princenhage, Breda, 3379, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Rombout Peter Jan Lamberti ROMME, Princenhage, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1657)
- Olive Le Cauf, Valognes (50)
- Rumoldus Petri Jan Lambrechts, Princenhage, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1657)
- Jan Jacob Lenaert Verdijck, Brecht (B)
Died on Saturday July 12, 1608
- Herman van Wittenhorst-Van Sonsfelt (74)
- Herman Baron Van Wittenhorst (74), 's Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL
- Reyn Meyes Lieuwkema (68), Makkum, Wunseradiel, Friesland, Netherlands
- Hermann Von WITTENHORST SONSFELD (74)
- Reyn Meyes Luickema (55)
- Hermann van Wittenhorst (74), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jacquemin Jacquinet de ROISLEUX
- Hermann VON WITTENHORST-SONSFELD (74)
- Maria van Haeften (74)
- Maria Van Haeften (74), Onbekend
Born on July 12
- 1468 » Juan del Encina, Spanish poet, playwright, and composer (probable; d. 1530)
- 1477 » Jacopo Sadoleto, Italian cardinal († 1547)
- 1549 » Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland († 1587)
- 1628 » Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk († 1684)
- 1651 » Margaret Theresa of Spain († 1673)
- 1675 » Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian violinist and composer († 1742)
- 1712 » Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, Colonial governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay († 1779)
- 1730 » Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company († 1795)
- 1803 » Peter Chanel, French priest and saint († 1841)
- 1807 » Thomas Hawksley, English engineer and academic († 1893)
Died on July 12
- 1489 » Bahlul Lodi, sultan of Delhi
- 1536 » Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch priest and philosopher (b. 1466)
- 1584 » Steven Borough, English navigator and explorer (b. 1525)
- 1623 » William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath (b. 1557)
- 1664 » Stefano della Bella, Italian illustrator and engraver (b. 1610)
- 1682 » Jean Picard, French priest and astronomer (b. 1620)
- 1691 » Marquis de St Ruth, French general
- 1693 » John Ashby, English admiral (b. 1640)
- 1712 » Richard Cromwell, English academic and politician (b. 1626)
- 1742 » Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1675)
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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.
- July 3 » Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.
- August 24 » The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.