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Born on Thursday January 22, 1609
- Hanss STOCKERT, Rai-Breitenbach, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Deutschland († 1661)
- Robert John Morris, Stevington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom († 1682)
- Lodewijk van Haverskerke Heer van Wingene († 1663)
- Louis van Haveskercke († 1663)
- Barbe Delannois, Mourcourt, Hainaut, Belgique
- Francis Evans, Rocester, Staffs., Eng
- Daniel de la Rive, Temple de Chène, Vaud, CH († 1647)
- BASTIEN CHAUSSATTE, Gérardmer, Vosges, Lorraine, France († 1668)
- Maria Wieland (Wielandt)
- Lijsbette Wittock
Died on Thursday January 22, 1609
- Thomas WINGFIELD (55), Letheringham, Suffolk, England
- Catherine Van Schaytbroeck
- Sir Thomas Wingfield (115), Suffolk, England
- Sir Thomas Wingfield (Knight) (39), Letheringham, Suffolk, England
- Johanna Gherit Merten Gherit Wrijtersdochter (84)
Born on January 22
- 1522 » Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, († 1545)
- 1552 » Walter Raleigh, English poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer († 1618)
- 1561 » Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales († 1626)
- 1570 » Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library († 1631)
- 1573 » John Donne, English poet and cleric in the Church of England, wrote the Holy Sonnets († 1631)
- 1592 » Pierre Gassendi, French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher († 1655)
- 1645 » William Kidd, Scottish sailor and pirate hunter (probable; d. 1701)
- 1654 » Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet († 1729)
- 1690 » Nicolas Lancret, French painter († 1743)
- 1729 » Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher and author († 1781)
Died on January 22
- 1517 » Hadım Sinan Pasha, Ottoman politician, 32nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b.?)
- 1536 » Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495)
- 1536 » John of Leiden, Anabaptist leader from the Dutch city of Leiden (b. 1509)
- 1552 » Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, English general and politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (b. 1500)
- 1560 » Wang Zhi, Chinese pirate
- 1575 » James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1516)
- 1599 » Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1547)
- 1666 » Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor (b. 1592)
- 1750 » Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (b. 1675)
- 1763 » John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1690)
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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.
- 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.
- August 25 » Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
- September 11 » Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.
- September 12 » Henry Hudson begins his exploration of the Hudson River while aboard the Halve Maen.