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Born on Tuesday September 23, 1608
- Cornelius Henricuszn, Hilvarenbeek
- Gertrudis Tobben, Roermond,L
- Jean ROUSSE (ou ARROUSSE ou DARROUSSE ), Bagnères de Bigorre (65) († 1681)
- Elisabeth Vierhuijsen
- Christianus Callens, Beveren
- Joannes KEYAERTS, Erps-Kwerps, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Christophe ALLOT, Sévignac, 22250, France
- Gertrudis Tobben, Roermond († 1670)
- Maria Adriaen Joosten, Oisterwijk († 1680)
Died on Tuesday September 23, 1608
- Willem (Wilhelmus) Hermansz (v. Hermen Lubbertsz vande Elburch) (22), Hoorn
- Christopher Conyers (60), Horden, Durham, England
- Henry Slaughter (3), Bishops Frome, Herefordshire, England
Born on September 23
- 1495 » Bagrat III of Imereti, King of Imereti († 1565)
- 1597 » Francesco Barberini, Catholic cardinal († 1679)
- 1598 » Eleonore Gonzaga, Italian wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor († 1655)
- 1642 » Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Italian violinist and composer († 1678)
- 1647 » Joseph Dudley, English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay († 1720)
- 1650 » Jeremy Collier, English bishop and theologian († 1726)
- 1713 » Ferdinand VI of Spain († 1759)
- 1740 » Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan († 1813)
- 1771 » Emperor Kōkaku of Japan († 1840)
- 1778 » Mariano Moreno, Argentinian journalist, lawyer, and politician († 1811)
Died on September 23
- 1461 » Charles, Prince of Viana, King of Navarre (b. 1421)
- 1508 » Beatrice of Naples, queen consort of Hungary (b. 1457)
- 1535 » Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1513)
- 1571 » John Jewel, English bishop (b. 1522)
- 1573 » Azai Hisamasa, Japanese warlord (b. 1524)
- 1605 » Pontus de Tyard, French priest and poet (b. 1521)
- 1675 » Valentin Conrart, French author, founded the Académie française (b. 1603)
- 1728 » Christian Thomasius, German jurist and philosopher (b. 1655)
- 1738 » Herman Boerhaave, Dutch botanist and physician (b. 1668)
- 1764 » Robert Dodsley, English poet and playwright (b. 1703)
Names that were popular for boys in 1608
- Jan
- Cornelis
- John
- Thomas
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- William
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jean
- Gerrit
- Richard
- Robert
- Johannes
- George
Names that were popular for girls in 1608
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Marie
- Joanna
- Anne
- Margaretha
- Barbara
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Dorothy
- Jeanne
- Johanna
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.
- July 3 » Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.
- August 24 » The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.
- September 10 » John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.