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June 16, 1609Born on Wednesday June 17, 1609
- Froukje Martinus Laurman, Bergum, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1609)
- Maria Van Tongeren, Niel, 2845, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Johan van HESSEN-DARMSTADT, Darmstadt, Hessen († 1651)
- Johann van Hessen Darmstadt († 1651)
- John of Hesse-Darmstadt, Landgraviate of Hesse-Braubach [[27ggchCh-Wikibio]] sss, Darmstadt († 1651)
- Johann von Hessen-Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Landgraviate of Hesse († 1651)
- Joannes Madereel, Beveren-Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Johann van Hessen Darmstadt († 1651)
- Johannes Diepen, Diessen
- Joh. Georg Schmid, Goppingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany († 1632)
Died on Wednesday June 17, 1609
- Johannes Schöbel (29), Laasphe, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Barbara Kochs (93), Pluderhausen, Wurttemberg, Germany
- Joanna Kellond (63), Totnes, Devon, England
- N.N. van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel (0)
- Aswer (Asswerus) von Bevern
Born on June 17
- 1530 » François de Montmorency, French nobleman († 1579)
- 1571 » Thomas Mun, English writer on economics († 1641)
- 1603 » Joseph of Cupertino, Italian mystic and saint († 1663)
- 1604 » John Maurice, Dutch nobleman († 1679)
- 1610 » Birgitte Thott, Danish scholar, writer and translator (b. 1662)
- 1631 » Gauharara Begum, Mughal princess († 1706)
- 1682 » Charles XII, Swedish king († 1718)
- 1691 » Giovanni Paolo Panini, Italian painter and architect († 1765)
- 1693 » Johann Georg Walch, German theologian and author († 1775)
- 1704 » John Kay, English engineer, invented the Flying shuttle († 1780)
Died on June 17
- 1501 » John I Albert, Polish king (b. 1459)
- 1565 » Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shōgun (b. 1536)
- 1631 » Mumtaz Mahal, Mughal princess (b. 1593)
- 1649 » Injo of Joseon, Korean king (b. 1595)
- 1674 » Jijabai, Dowager Queen, mother of Shivaji (b. 1598)
- 1694 » Philip Howard, English cardinal (b. 1629)
- 1696 » John III Sobieski, Polish king (b. 1629)
- 1719 » Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (b. 1672)
- 1734 » Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (b. 1653)
- 1740 » Sir William Wyndham, 3rd Baronet, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1687)
Names that were popular for boys in 1609
- Jan
- John
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Thomas
- William
- Petrus
- Willem
- Johannes
- Johan
- Richard
- 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 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".
- May 23 » Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place.
- July 30 » Beaver Wars: At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs on behalf of his native allies.
- August 25 » Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
- September 11 » Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.