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Born on Monday February 9, 1609
- Jacobus Jan COOMANS, Balen,2490,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Henricus Lanen, Geel, Belgie
- Johann Balthasar Wagner, Giessen, Allemagne († 1654)
- William III Palmer Lieut., or from Stepney,London,England († 1661)
- Edward Pearson, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England († 1640)
Died on Monday February 9, 1609
- John Frost (69), Glemsford, Suffolk, England
- John Jolliffe Sr (69), Leek, Staffordshire, England
- Sijmon Hendricksz van Poelgeest (Ambachtsbewaarder van Leiderdorp. Welgeboren man van Rijnland) (64), Leiderdorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Johan (de Oudere) van Braun (76)
- Engelbrecht van Maeslandt
- John Dutton (14)
- Elnathan Downing (26)
- Nicholas Peck
- John Jolley (84), Leek, Staffordshire, England
Born on February 9
- 1533 » Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese daimyō († 1611)
- 1579 » Johannes Meursius, Dutch classical scholar († 1639)
- 1651 » Procopio Cutò, French entrepreneur († 1727)
- 1666 » George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish field marshal († 1737)
- 1711 » Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla, Spanish sailor and commander († 1762)
- 1737 » Thomas Paine, English-American philosopher, author, and activist († 1809)
- 1741 » Henri-Joseph Rigel, German-French composer († 1799)
- 1748 » Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, Commodore Governor of Newfoundland († 1817)
- 1763 » Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden († 1830)
- 1769 » George W. Campbell, Scottish-American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1848)
Died on February 9
- 1450 » Agnès Sorel, French mistress of Charles VII of France (b. 1421)
- 1555 » John Hooper, English bishop and martyr (b. 1495)
- 1555 » Rowland Taylor, English priest and martyr (b. 1510)
- 1588 » Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral (b. 1526)
- 1600 » John Frederick, Duke of Pomerania (b. 1542)
- 1619 » Lucilio Vanini, Italian physician and philosopher (b. 1585)
- 1640 » Murad IV, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1612)
- 1670 » Frederick III of Denmark (b. 1609)
- 1675 » Gerrit Dou, Dutch painter (b. 1613)
- 1709 » François Louis, Prince of Conti (b. 1664)
Names that were popular for boys in 1609
- Jan
- John
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Thomas
- William
- Petrus
- Willem
- Johannes
- Johan
- Richard
- Johann
- Gerrit
- Hendrik
Names that were popular for girls in 1609
- Anna
- Maria
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Anne
- Barbara
- Joanna
- Marie
- Sarah
- Margaret
- Margaretha
- Lijsbeth
- Jeanne
- Henrietta
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1609
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- April 4 » Moriscos are expelled from the Kingdom of Valencia.
- April 9 » Eighty Years' War: Spain and the Dutch Republic sign the Treaty of Antwerp to initiate twelve years of truce.
- August 25 » Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
- August 28 » Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
- September 12 » Henry Hudson begins his exploration of the Hudson River while aboard the Halve Maen.
- September 13 » Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him - the Hudson River.