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Born on Thursday January 29, 1609
- N.n. Laermans, Langdorp, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgie
- Adrianus (DE)KEYSER(S), Tielrode
- Johannes Huychsz Calis, Oud Alblas, zh.nld
- Anna Catharina CLAES, Balen (Antwerpen), België
- Anna DE BOECK, Malderen, 1840, Londerzeel, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Pieter Gijsbrechtsz. van der Voort, Den Haag († 1678)
- Aleijdis VAN KERCKHOVEN, Roermond, Limburg, Netherlands († 1681)
- Aleijdis van den Kerckhoff, Roermond, Limburg, Niederlande
- Pieter van der Voort, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aleijdis van den Kerckhoff, Roermond, Limburg, Niederlande
Died on Thursday January 29, 1609
- Jenneken Gerit Francken
- William James Hussey (74), England, United Kingdom
- Dirck Crijnsz. Verhoorn
- Karel Markgraaf van L'Espinay (29), Duretal
- Jan Adriaen Jongers
- Charles Hussey (79), Honington, Lincolnshire, England
- Joan Mitchell, of Bleadon, Somerset, Eng
- Jenneken Gerit Franken
- Maritge Jansd.
- Adraen Jansz FONCKERT
Born on January 29
- 1525 » Lelio Sozzini, Italian humanist and reformer († 1562)
- 1584 » Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange († 1647)
- 1591 » Franciscus Junius, pioneer of Germanic philology († 1677)
- 1602 » Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg († 1651)
- 1632 » Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic († 1703)
- 1650 » Juan de Galavís, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop of Santo Domingo and Bogotá († 1739)
- 1688 » Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian († 1772)
- 1711 » Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer († 1788)
- 1715 » Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian organist and composer († 1777)
- 1717 » Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada († 1797)
Died on January 29
- 1465 » Louis, Duke of Savoy (b. 1413)
- 1597 » Elias Ammerbach, German organist and composer (b. 1530)
- 1608 » Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1557)
- 1647 » Francis Meres, English priest and author (b. 1565)
- 1678 » Jerónimo Lobo, Portuguese missionary and author (b. 1593)
- 1706 » Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)
- 1737 » George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish-English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1666)
- 1743 » André-Hercule de Fleury, French cardinal (b. 1653)
- 1763 » Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692)
- 1820 » George III of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)
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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.
- 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.
- 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.