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June 19, 1609Born on Saturday June 20, 1609
- Johan Claesse, Arnemuiden
- Child Brewster, Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1609)
- Jan (Johan) Claesz, Arnemuiden
- Henricus Snoeys, Rijsbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelis Sijmons MONDIUS, Wilsveen
- Infant BREWSTER, Leydon, Netherlands († 1609)
- Baby Boy Brewster, Leydon, Netherlands († 1609)
- Cornelis Sijmens Mondius, Wilsveen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jan (Johan) Claesz, Arnemuiden
- Henricus Henricus H. C. Snoeijs, Rijsbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Saturday June 20, 1609
- Willem Adriaensz Couwenhoven (97), Vlaardingen, Nederland
- Belia Danckelman
- Beatrix Zilvarova van Pilnikov (54)
- ANNETGE JORISDR
- Edward Brewster (0), Leyden,, Netherlands
- Elizabeth BREWSTER (1), Leyden, Netherlands
- Willem Adriaensz. Holy(van Kouwenhoven) (97), Vlaardingen
- Love Brewster (6), Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Willem Adriaensz van Couwenhoven Heer van Holy (97)
- Mary Brewster (19), Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Born on June 20
- 1469 » Gian Galeazzo Sforza, duke of Milan († 1494)
- 1566 » Sigismund III Vasa, Polish and Swedish king († 1632)
- 1583 » Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden († 1652)
- 1634 » Charles Emmanuel II, duke of Savoy († 1675)
- 1642 » George Hickes, English minister and scholar († 1715)
- 1647 » John George III, Elector of Saxony († 1691)
- 1717 » Jacques Saly, French sculptor and painter († 1776)
- 1723 » Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian († 1816)
- 1737 » Tokugawa Ieharu, Japanese shōgun († 1786)
- 1754 » Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, princess of Baden († 1832)
Died on June 20
- 1405 » Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, fourth son of King Robert II of Scotland (b. 1343)
- 1597 » Willem Barentsz, Dutch cartographer and explorer (b. 1550)
- 1605 » Feodor II of Russia (b. 1589)
- 1668 » Heinrich Roth, German missionary and scholar (b. 1620)
- 1776 » Benjamin Huntsman, English businessman (b. 1704)
- 1787 » Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer (b. 1723)
- 1800 » Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician and academic (b. 1719)
- 1810 » Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician (b. 1755)
- 1815 » Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, French general (b. 1766)
- 1820 » Manuel Belgrano, Argentinian general, economist, and politician (b. 1770)
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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- September 13 » Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him - the Hudson River.