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October 1609Born on Thursday October 1, 1609
- Heinrich Hofer, Biglen, Bern, Switzerland († 1709)
- Katherine Seald, Walton on Trent, Derbyshire, England († 1691)
- Gabrielle le Loup, Biollet, F († 1647)
- Sarah Lawton, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England († 1674)
- Rüdiger Schöbel, Puderbach, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1665)
- Helmich Aertsen Schuurman, Suijck/Epe
- Anna Maria Brömser von Rüdesheim
- Anne Ranwez, Yves-Gomezée,5650,Namur,BE
- Sijtje Ariens van der Meijde, BerkelRodenrijs
- Alice Clayton, Colne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Died on Thursday October 1, 1609
- Dr. Abraham Curiel (Nunes da Costa) Vitoria (alias Fernao Lourenco Ramires) (64), Lissabon
- Christoph Graaf van Creutzen (33), Frohburg, Saksen
- Christoph von Creytzen (33), Frohburg, Allemagne
- Trijntgen Cornelisz. (51)
Born on October 1
- 1507 » Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect, designed the Church of the Gesù († 1573)
- 1526 » Dorothy Stafford, English noble († 1604)
- 1540 » Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss pastor and theologian († 1617)
- 1542 » Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Spanish explorer († 1595)
- 1550 » Anne of Saint Bartholomew, Spanish Discalced Carmelite nun († 1626)
- 1554 » Leonardus Lessius, Jesuit theologian († 1623)
- 1620 » Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter († 1683)
- 1671 » Luigi Guido Grandi, Italian monk, mathematician, and engineer († 1742)
- 1685 » Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor († 1740)
- 1691 » Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons († 1768)
Died on October 1
- 1532 » Jan Mabuse, Flemish painter
- 1567 » Pietro Carnesecchi, Italian humanist (b. 1508)
- 1570 » Frans Floris, Flemish painter (b. 1520)
- 1574 » Maarten van Heemskerck, Dutch painter (b. 1498)
- 1578 » John of Austria (b. 1547)
- 1588 » Edward James, English priest and martyr (b. 1557)
- 1602 » Hernando de Cabezón, Spanish organist and composer (b. 1541)
- 1609 » Giammateo Asola, Italian priest and composer (b. 1532)
- 1652 » Jan Asselijn, Dutch painter († 1610)
- 1684 » Pierre Corneille, French playwright (b. 1606)
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
- 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 4 » Moriscos are expelled from the Kingdom of Valencia.
- April 5 » Daimyō (Lord) Shimazu Tadatsune of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa.
- May 23 » Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place.
- 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 11 » Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.