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January 27, 1609 
January 25, 1609
Born on Monday January 26, 1609
- Andreas Büdenbender, Schwarzenau, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Anne Dumortier, Tourcoing,Hauts-de-France,France († 1678)
- Judocus (Joos) Blindeman (Blendeman), Zele,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1652)
- Henry Hildyard, Winestead, Holderness, Yorkshire, England († 1674)
- Jacques la Lau, Armentiere, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Paulus Corneliuszn, Hilvarenbeek
- Robert Talbot, Cartown, Kildare, Ireland († 1669)
- Grietjen van Daal, Amersfoort
- Robert Talbot Baronet, Carton, County Kildare, Ireland († 1670)
- Jan La Lou (Le Lou), Armentieres
Died on Monday January 26, 1609
- Maria de Geer (34), Dordrecht
- Maria de Geer de Gaillarmont (34), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Maria de Geer (34), Dordrecht,Gemeente Dordrecht,South Holland,Netherlands
- Marie de Geer (34), Dordrecht
- Jenneken Gerit FRANKEN
- Maeijken de Geer de Gaillarmont (34), Dordrecht
- Maria de Geer (34), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Marie de Geer (34), Dordrecht, South Holland, The Netherlands
- Maria de Geer (34), Dordrecht
- willem adriaensz COUWENHOVEN (94), vlaardingen
Born on January 26
- 1541 » Florent Chrestien, French poet and translator († 1596)
- 1549 » Jakob Ebert, German theologian († 1614)
- 1582 » Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian painter († 1647)
- 1595 » Antonio Maria Abbatini, Italian composer († 1679)
- 1624 » George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg († 1705)
- 1657 » William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury († 1737)
- 1708 » William Hayes, English organist, composer, and conductor († 1777)
- 1714 » Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor and educator († 1785)
- 1715 » Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher († 1771)
- 1716 » George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies († 1785)
Died on January 26
- 1567 » Nicholas Wotton, English courtier and diplomat (b. 1497)
- 1568 » Lady Catherine Grey, Countess of Hertford (b. 1540)
- 1620 » Amar Singh I, ruler of Mewar (b. 1559)
- 1630 » Henry Briggs, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1556)
- 1636 » Jean Hotman, Marquis de Villers-St-Paul, French diplomat (b. 1552)
- 1641 » Lawrence Hyde, English lawyer (b. 1562)
- 1697 » Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician and theorist (b. 1640)
- 1744 » Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)
- 1750 » Albert Schultens, Dutch philologist and academic (b. 1686)
- 1779 » Thomas Hudson, English painter (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
- 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 » 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 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.
- 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.