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March 13, 1609Born on Saturday March 14, 1609
- Joanna Van Vlassenroote, Zele
- Amelberga van Wijnacker, Temse
- Josephus (Judocus) VAN SEVEREN, Izegem, 36008, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1684)
- Petrus Joanneszn, Hilvarenbeek
- JACOBUS VAN DEN BRANDEN, ZELE,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
- Tringen Rubsat, Sittard, Limburg, Niederlande
- Etienne Martin, La Rochelle, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
- Tringen Rubsat, Sittard, Limburg, Niederlande
- Priscilla Grey († 1615)
Died on Saturday March 14, 1609
- Joan Whatlock (70), Rattlesden, Suffolk, ENGLAND
- Elisabeth Woelffing (22)
- Murdoch MacKenzie
- John Pescod (57), Whickham, Durham, England
- Joan (70), Rattlesden, Stow, Suffolk, England
- Hendrik II Roth (55)
- Albrechtas Christianas Unknown (0)
- *Joan Vaux (70), Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
- Albrecht Christian Brandenburg (0)
- Margaret Parrett (80), Coldred, Kent, England
Born on March 14
- 1638 » Johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic († 1710)
- 1790 » Ludwig Emil Grimm, German painter and engraver († 1863)
- 1800 » James Bogardus, American inventor and architect († 1874)
- 1801 » Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Estonian poet († 1822)
- 1804 » Johann Strauss I, Austrian composer and conductor († 1849)
- 1813 » Joseph P. Bradley, American lawyer and jurist († 1892)
- 1820 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy († 1878)
- 1822 » Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies († 1889)
- 1823 » Théodore de Banville, French poet and critic († 1891)
- 1833 » Frederic Shields, English painter and illustrator († 1911)
Died on March 14
- 1555 » John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford (b. 1485)
- 1647 » Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (b. 1584)
- 1648 » Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general and politician (b. 1584)
- 1696 » Jean Domat, French lawyer and jurist (b. 1625)
- 1748 » George Wade, Irish field marshal and politician (b. 1673)
- 1757 » John Byng, British admiral and politician, 11th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1704)
- 1791 » Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and critic (b. 1725)
- 1803 » Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet (b. 1724)
- 1811 » Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1735)
- 1823 » Charles François Dumouriez, French general and politician, French Minister of War (b. 1739)
Names that were popular for boys in 1609
- Jan
- John
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Thomas
- William
- Petrus
- Willem
- Johannes
- Johan
- Richard
- Johann
- Gerrit
- 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 5 » Daimyō (Lord) Shimazu Tadatsune of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa.
- May 20 » Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.
- July 9 » Bohemia is granted freedom of religion through the Letter of Majesty by the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II.
- 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.
- August 25 » Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
- August 28 » Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.