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Born on Monday August 11, 1608
- Maria GEERTS, Mol Belgie
- Anna Margarethe von dem Brinck († 1672)
- Dorothy Stapleton, Bilton, Yorkshire, England († 1637)
- Christina Janssen Theuns, Wuustwezel (B) († 1680)
- Jean Proost († 1668)
Died on Monday August 11, 1608
- Sébastienne Legrand (46), Gellainville, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France
- Wouter de Jeger
- Claude Dumais (46), Gellainville, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France
Born on August 11
- 1472 » Nikolaus von Schönberg, Catholic cardinal († 1537)
- 1510 » Margaret Paleologa, Sovereign Marchioness of Montferrat († 1566)
- 1673 » Richard Mead, English physician and astrologer († 1754)
- 1718 » Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-English general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec († 1791)
- 1722 » Richard Brocklesby, English physician († 1797)
- 1748 » Joseph Schuster, German composer († 1812)
- 1778 » Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician († 1852)
- 1794 » James B. Longacre, American engraver († 1869)
- 1807 » David Rice Atchison, American general, lawyer, and politician († 1886)
- 1808 » William W. Chapman, American lawyer and politician († 1892)
Died on August 11
- 1486 » William Waynflete, English Lord Chancellor and bishop of Winchester (b. c. 1398)
- 1494 » Hans Memling, German-Belgian painter (b. 1430)
- 1519 » Johann Tetzel, German preacher (b. 1465)
- 1556 » John Bell, English bishop
- 1563 » Bartolomé de Escobedo, Spanish composer and educator (b. 1500)
- 1578 » Pedro Nunes, Portuguese mathematician and academic (b. 1502)
- 1596 » Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)
- 1614 » Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (b. 1552)
- 1656 » Ottavio Piccolomini, Austrian-Italian field marshal (b. 1599)
- 1725 » Prince Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy (b. 1723)
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.
- 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.
- September 10 » John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.