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Born on Monday August 25, 1608
- Bartolomeus Mens, Geel (BE) († 1676)
- Geertruid Overlander, Amsterdam († 1634)
- Bartholomeus,Bartel Mens, Geel
- Bartholomeus Mens, Geel (ANTWERPEN) België
- Stephen Terry, Stockton, Wiltshire, England († 1668)
- Geertruijd Volkertsd Geertruid Overlander van Purmerland, Amsterdam, Nederland († 1634)
- Bartholomeus Mens († 1676)
Died on Monday August 25, 1608
- Agnes von Schloen gnt. Gehle (25)
- Maria (zie nota) Van Cleef, Balen
- Anna van Salm-Kyrburg (37), Guémar, Elzas
- Anna von Salm Kirburg (36), Gemar
- Anna Zu SALM KYRBURG (37), Gemar
- Anna zu Salm-Kyrburg (37), Gemar
- Anna Von Salm-Kirburg (37), Gemar
- Anna v.Kyrburg (36), unbekannt
- Anna van Salm Kirburg (36), Gemar
- Anna van Salm-Kyrburg (37), Gemar
Born on August 25
- 1491 » Innocenzo Cybo, Catholic cardinal († 1550)
- 1509 » Ippolito II d'Este, Italian cardinal and statesman († 1572)
- 1530 » Ivan the Terrible, Russian ruler († 1584)
- 1540 » Lady Catherine Grey, English noblewoman († 1568)
- 1561 » Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer and mathematician († 1632)
- 1605 » Philipp Moritz, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg, German noble († 1638)
- 1624 » François de la Chaise, French priest († 1709)
- 1662 » John Leverett the Younger, American lawyer, academic, and politician († 1724)
- 1707 » Louis I of Spain († 1724)
- 1724 » George Stubbs, English painter and academic († 1806)
Died on August 25
- 1482 » Margaret of Anjou (b. 1429)
- 1485 » William Catesby, supporter of Richard III (b. 1450)
- 1554 » Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English soldier and politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1473)
- 1592 » William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (b. 1532)
- 1603 » Ahmad al-Mansur, Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (b. 1549)
- 1631 » Nicholas Hyde, Lord Chief Justice of England (b.c. 1572)
- 1632 » Thomas Dekker, English author and playwright (b. 1572)
- 1688 » Henry Morgan, Welsh admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (b. 1635)
- 1699 » Christian V of Denmark (b. 1646)
- 1711 » Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1656)
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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)
- March 18 » Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.
- 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.
- 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.