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Born on Friday December 18, 1609
- Vincent (de Jonge) van Dun, Goirle, Nederland († 1666)
- Charlotte Huppe, Alencon, Normandie, France
- Vincent Jan Jansse van Dun Jr, Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1666)
- Vincent Jan Vincent (jr) van Dun, Goirle († 1666)
- Marie MAHIEU
- Adriana Wuyts, Duffel, Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, België
- Cornelis Jansz Vincent van Dun, de Jonge, Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jan de Jonge van Dun, Goirle († 1654)
- Digna Joost Joost de Becker, Tilburg
- Jacques LENOIR, Saint-Floris, 62747, Pas de Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France
Died on Friday December 18, 1609
- William (Sir) SPENCER (54), Yarnton, Oxfordshire, England
- Giuseppe Francesco ZITO (28), Carini,90044,Palerme,Sicile,ITALIE
- William Spencer Sir (69), Yarnton, Oxfordshire, England
- Johane Harp Clopton* (77), Clapton, Northamptonshire, England
- Joan Johane (77), Clopton, Northamptonshire, England
- Joan of Clopton Johane (77), Clapton, Northamptonshire, England
- William SPENCER (54), Yarnton, Oxfordshire
- René de La Houssaye (44), Les Fougerêts
Born on December 18
- 1552 » Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi, Moroccan writer, judge and mathematician († 1616)
- 1590 » William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken († 1640)
- 1602 » Simonds d'Ewes, English historian and politician († 1650)
- 1610 » Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist and historian († 1688)
- 1620 » Heinrich Roth, German missionary and scholar († 1668)
- 1626 » Christina, Queen of Sweden († 1689)
- 1660 » Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg († 1715)
- 1661 » Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and inventor († 1751)
- 1662 » James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Scottish colonel and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland († 1711)
- 1707 » Charles Wesley, English missionary and composer († 1788)
Died on December 18
- 1442 » Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)
- 1495 » Alfonso II of Naples (b. 1448)
- 1577 » Anna of Saxony, Princess consort of Orange (b. 1544)
- 1645 » Nur Jahan, empress consort of the Mughal Empire (b. 1577)
- 1651 » William Brabazon, 1st Earl of Meath, English lawyer and politician (b. 1580)
- 1692 » Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German scholar and politician (b. 1626)
- 1737 » Antonio Stradivari, Italian instrument maker (b. 1644)
- 1787 » Soame Jenyns, English poet and politician (b. 1704)
- 1799 » Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician and historian (b. 1725)
- 1803 » Johann Gottfried Herder, German philosopher, theologian, and poet (b. 1744)
Names that were popular for boys in 1609
- Jan
- John
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Thomas
- William
- Petrus
- Willem
- Johannes
- Johan
- Richard
- Johann
- Gerrit
- Jean
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 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 9 » Bohemia is granted freedom of religion through the Letter of Majesty by the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II.
- 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.