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Born on Tuesday February 10, 1609
- Maria Van Bellinghen, Pepingen, Belgie
- Annetgen Wilckens, Amsterdam
- Sébastien Dodier, Igé (St-Martin) France
- Cornelis Willem Andries van den Langenbergh, Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland Nederland
- Petrus Vanderzypen, Kampenhout († 1676)
- Joannes De Wulf, Merelbeke († 1684)
- Hendrik Lanen, Geel, Provincie Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Joannes DE WULF, Merelbeke, Province of East Flanders, Belgium
- Richard Church, Shoreditch, London, England († 1668)
- Cornelis Willem Andries van den Langenbergh, Groot Zundert
Died on Tuesday February 10, 1609
- Govert VAN RYSWYCK (54)
- Govert van Rijswijck (54)
- Govert Jans van Rijswijck (49)
- Jan Cornelisz Sas (55)
- John Whitlow 11 E (39), Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, England
- Jacoba Petrusdr Smeyers (61), Rijsbergen, Hertogdom Brabant, Spaanse Nederlanden
- Govert Govaert Janszn van Rijswijck (54)
- Jacomijn Petrus Smeijers (64), Zundert, Gemeente Zundert, Noord Brabant, Nederland
- Jacquemijne Smeijers (64), Zundert (Rijsbergen), Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Neeltgen Reijnendr NN
Born on February 10
- 1486 » George of the Palatinate, German bishop († 1529)
- 1499 » Thomas Platter, Swiss author and scholar († 1582)
- 1514 » Domenico Bollani, Bishop of Milan († 1579)
- 1606 » Christine of France, Duchess of Savoy († 1663)
- 1609 » John Suckling, English poet and playwright († 1642)
- 1627 » Cornelis de Bie, Flemish poet and jurist († 1715)
- 1685 » Aaron Hill, English poet and playwright († 1750)
- 1696 » Johann Melchior Molter, German violinist and composer († 1765)
- 1744 » William Cornwallis, English admiral and politician († 1819)
- 1766 » Benjamin Smith Barton, American botanist and physician († 1815)
Died on February 10
- 1471 » Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg (b. 1413)
- 1524 » Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria (b. 1468)
- 1526 » John V, Count of Oldenburg, German noble (b. 1460)
- 1567 » Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, consort of Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1545)
- 1576 » Wilhelm Xylander, German scholar, translator, and academic (b. 1532)
- 1686 » William Dugdale, English genealogist and historian (b. 1605)
- 1755 » Montesquieu, French lawyer and philosopher (b. 1689)
- 1782 » Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian and author (b. 1702)
- 1829 » Pope Leo XII (b. 1760)
- 1837 » Alexander Pushkin, Russian poet and author (b. 1799)
Names that were popular for boys in 1609
- Jan
- John
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Thomas
- William
- Petrus
- Willem
- Johannes
- Richard
- Johan
- Johann
- Gerrit
- Jean
Names that were popular for girls in 1609
- Anna
- Maria
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Anne
- Barbara
- Joanna
- Marie
- Sarah
- Margaret
- Margaretha
- Lijsbeth
- Henrietta
- Jeanne
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 » Philip III of Spain issues the decree of the "Expulsion of the Moriscos".
- May 20 » Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.
- July 9 » Bohemia is granted freedom of religion through the Letter of Majesty by the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II.
- August 28 » Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
- September 12 » Henry Hudson begins his exploration of the Hudson River while aboard the Halve Maen.