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April 24, 1609Born on Saturday April 25, 1609
- Livijne Vercauteren, Elversele († 1679)
- Suzanne GOUBERT, Saint-Eustache-la-Forêt, 76210, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France († 1646)
- Anna Paccius, Trier, Rheinland Pfalz, Deutschland († 1673)
- Judocus Blendeman, Zele (Oost-Vlaanderen, België) († 1652)
- Johann Conrad SPARN, Lauffen /Neckar, Würtemberg († 1609)
- Margriet Vercauteren, Elversele
Died on Saturday April 25, 1609
Born on April 25
- 1502 » Georg Major, German theologian and academic († 1574)
- 1529 » Francesco Patrizi, Italian philosopher and scientist († 1597)
- 1599 » Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain († 1658)
- 1621 » Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, English soldier and politician († 1679)
- 1666 » Johann Heinrich Buttstett, German organist and composer († 1727)
- 1694 » Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect and politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland († 1753)
- 1710 » James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer and author († 1776)
- 1723 » Giovanni Marco Rutini, Italian composer († 1797)
- 1725 » Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician († 1786)
- 1767 » Nicolas Oudinot, French general († 1847)
Died on April 25
- 1472 » Leon Battista Alberti, Italian author, poet, and philosopher (b. 1404)
- 1516 » John Yonge, English diplomat (b. 1467)
- 1566 » Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France (b. 1499)
- 1566 » Louise Labé, French poet and author (b. 1520)
- 1595 » Torquato Tasso, Italian poet and songwriter (b. 1544)
- 1605 » Naresuan, Siamese King of Ayutthaya Kingdom (b. c. 1555)
- 1644 » Chongzhen Emperor of China (b. 1611)
- 1660 » Henry Hammond, English cleric and theologian (b. 1605)
- 1690 » David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter and educator (b. 1610)
- 1744 » Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (b. 1701)
Names that were popular for boys in 1609
- Jan
- John
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Thomas
- William
- Petrus
- Willem
- Johannes
- Johan
- Richard
- Gerrit
- Johann
- 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.
- April 9 » Philip III of Spain issues the decree of the "Expulsion of the Moriscos".
- July 25 » The English ship Sea Venture, en route to Virginia, is deliberately driven ashore during a storm at Bermuda to prevent its sinking; the survivors go on to found a new colony there.
- August 28 » Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
- September 11 » Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.