About the day » Monday May 25, 1609Calender converter
May 24, 1609Born on Monday May 25, 1609
- Petrus; Persijn, Lebbeke*9280, Belgium († 1666)
- Anna ROTTIERS, Merchtem Vlaams Brabant België († 1661)
- James GAWKROGER, Halifax, Yorkshire, England († 1666)
- Cornelis Jacobsz. van der Wal, Zoetermeer Nederland († 1643)
- Joanna Cornely VAN SCHERPENBERCH, Poppel (Antwerpen), België († 1653)
- James Platts Gawroger, Halifax, Yorkshire, England († 1667)
- William Cornwell, Hertfordshire, England († 1677)
- Joanna Corneli van Scherpenborch (do(o)ren), Poppel (B) († 1653)
- Joanna Corneli (Jenneke) van Scherpenberch (van Scherpenborch), Poppel, België († 1653)
- Ida Dirck Jan Dirck Bevers, Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1675)
Died on Monday May 25, 1609
- Richard Samborne (65), Wells, Norfolk, England
- Adolf van den Bergh (37), Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adolf Graaf van Berg-'s Heerenberg (32), 's Hertogenbosch, N.B
- Jacqueline Triest
- John Tibbes (33)
- Weikhard Freiherr von Polheim zu Wartenburg (64), Linz, Oberösterreich, Österreich
- adolf van berg (38), den bosch
- Adolf van Berg 'S Heerenberg (37), Den Bosch
- Adolf van den Bergh (33), 's-Hertogenbosch, 5200, Nederland
- Adolf Van Berg 'S Heerenberg (37), Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Born on May 25
- 1416 » Jakobus ("James"), Count of Lichtenburg († 1480)
- 1417 » Catherine of Cleves, Duchess consort regent of Guelders († 1479)
- 1550 » Camillus de Lellis, Italian saint and nurse († 1614)
- 1606 » Charles Garnier, French missionary and saint († 1649)
- 1661 » Claude Buffier, Polish-French historian and philosopher († 1737)
- 1713 » John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1792)
- 1725 » Samuel Ward, American politician, 31st Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island († 1776)
- 1783 » Philip Pendleton Barbour, American farmer and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives († 1841)
- 1791 » Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor († 1841)
- 1803 » Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies († 1873)
Died on May 25
- 1452 » John Stafford, English archbishop and politician
- 1555 » Gemma Frisius, Dutch physician, mathematician, and cartographer (b. 1508)
- 1555 » Henry II of Navarre (b. 1503)
- 1595 » Philip Neri, Italian priest and saint (b. 1515)
- 1595 » Valens Acidalius, German poet and critic (b. 1567)
- 1607 » Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Italian Carmelite nun and mystic (b. 1566)
- 1632 » Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1572)
- 1667 » Gustaf Bonde, Finnish-Swedish politician, 5th Lord High Treasurer of Sweden (b. 1620)
- 1681 » Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1600)
- 1741 » Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German bishop and theologian (b. 1660)
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
- Henrietta
- Cornelia
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 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 9 » Bohemia is granted freedom of religion through the Letter of Majesty by the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II.
- August 25 » Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
- 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.