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Born on Wednesday November 4, 1609
- Adam De Vleeshouwer, Wichelen, België († 1653)
- Henry Church, London, London, England
- Johann Rudolph Weller, Esslingen, Germany († 1663)
- Claude CORTEY-BOSGRAND, Saint-Jean-la-Bussière,69550,Rhône,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE († 1689)
- Scellekens Scellens, Hilvarenbeek (Hilvarenbeek) (Noord-Brabant)
- Renée DUBOIS, Le Grand-Pressigny, 37350, France († 1666)
- Josina Verbochaven, Kruibeke (Oost-Vlaanderen, België)
- Jacob Maartensz Sprockenburg, Naaldwijk († 1658)
- Joanna VERSCHELDE, Tiegem, 34037, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Joanna Vansluys, Lissewege, Brugge, West-Vlaanderen, België († 1662)
Died on Wednesday November 4, 1609
- Magdalena Adriaensdr van Driel (54)
- Magdalena Adriaansdr. (54)
- Magdalena Adriaensd. van DRIEL
- Magdalena Adriaans Beijensz Doensz (78)
- Magdalena Adriaensdr
- Magdalena ADRIAANSDR
- Magdalena Adriaensdr (79)
- Adriana Jansdr (79), Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Magdalena Adriaensdr van Driel (78)
- Magdalena Aarts van Driel
Born on November 4
- 1512 » Hu Zongxian, Chinese general († 1565)
- 1553 » Roger Wilbraham, Solicitor-General for Ireland († 1616)
- 1575 » Guido Reni, Italian painter and illustrator († 1642)
- 1592 » Gerard van Honthorst, Dutch painter († 1656)
- 1631 » Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange († 1660)
- 1640 » Carlo Mannelli, Italian violinist and composer († 1697)
- 1649 » Samuel Carpenter, Deputy Governor of colonial Pennsylvania († 1714)
- 1650 » William III of England, Prince of Orange, King of England, Scotland and Ireland († 1702)
- 1661 » Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, German son of Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt († 1742)
- 1740 » Augustus Toplady, English cleric and hymn writer († 1778)
Died on November 4
- 1485 » Françoise d'Amboise, duchess of Brittany (b. 1427)
- 1576 » John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester (b. c. 1510)
- 1581 » Mathurin Romegas, rival Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. c.1525)
- 1652 » Jean-Charles della Faille, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1597)
- 1658 » Antoine Le Maistre, French lawyer and author (b. 1608)
- 1669 » Johannes Cocceius, Dutch theologian and academic (b. 1603)
- 1698 » Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician and mathematician (b. 1625)
- 1702 » John Benbow, English admiral (b. 1653)
- 1704 » Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist and scholar (b. 1654)
- 1781 » Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet and songwriter (b. 1721)
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)
- May 20 » Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.
- 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.
- August 28 » Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
- September 11 » Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.
- September 13 » Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him - the Hudson River.