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March 23, 1609Born on Tuesday March 24, 1609
- Infant SPENCER, Stotfold, Bedford, England, England († 1610)
- Pierre Ubachs, Nuth, Limburg, Nederland
- Anders Lauridsen Aagaard, Viborg købstad († 1661)
- ?? Spencer, Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England († 1610)
- Pierre Ubachs, Nuth, LI. Netherlands
- Gilette du RIEU, Dottignies, 54003, Hainaut, Belgique
- Unknown Spencer, Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England († 1609)
- NN Spencer, Stotfold, Groot Brittannie († 1609)
- Sybrandt Willemsz Groes, Enkhuizen
- Marijke Bom, Venray
Died on Tuesday March 24, 1609
- Jacob Tjebbes Popta (35), Harlingen
- Richard Spencer (0), Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
- Tjebbe Tjebbes Popta (31), Harlingen
- Unknown Spencer (0), Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
- Baradano INTRAVAIA (TWIN) (0), Caccamo,90012,Palerme,Sicile,ITALIE
- Rachel Spencer (6), Stotford, Bedfordshire, England
- Unknown SPENCER, Stotfold
- Joan M Michelborne (86), Wartling, Sussex, England
- Tjebbe Jacobs Popta (0), Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands
- Livine Snouck (52)
Born on March 24
- 1494 » Georgius Agricola, German mineralogist and scholar († 1555)
- 1577 » Francis, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin, Bishop of Cammin († 1620)
- 1607 » Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch admiral († 1667)
- 1628 » Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg († 1685)
- 1657 » Arai Hakuseki, Japanese academic and politician († 1725)
- 1693 » John Harrison, English carpenter and clock-maker, invented the Marine chronometer († 1776)
- 1725 » Samuel Ashe, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of North Carolina († 1813)
- 1725 » Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts († 1788)
- 1755 » Rufus King, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom († 1827)
- 1762 » Marcos Portugal, Portuguese organist and composer († 1830)
Died on March 24
- 1443 » James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas (b. 1371)
- 1455 » Pope Nicholas V (b. 1397)
- 1499 » Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire, English nobleman (b. 1470)
- 1563 » Hosokawa Harumoto, Japanese daimyō (b. 1514)
- 1575 » Joseph ben Ephraim Karo, Spanish-Portuguese rabbi and author (b. 1488)
- 1603 » Elizabeth I of England (b. 1533)
- 1653 » Samuel Scheidt, German organist and composer (b. 1587)
- 1684 » Elizabeth Ridgeway, English woman convicted of poisoning her husband
- 1684 » Pieter de Hooch, Dutch painter (b. 1629)
- 1773 » Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English politician, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (b. 1694)
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 9 » Eighty Years' War: Spain and the Dutch Republic sign the Treaty of Antwerp to initiate twelve years of truce.
- 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.
- September 11 » Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living 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.