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March 2, 1609Born on Tuesday March 3, 1609
- Elisabeth Spiertz (Speitz), Benzenrade († 1681)
- Jan Daniel - Jansen van der Sande, Heeswijk
- Elisabeth SPEITZ SPIERTZ, Heerlen,Gemeente Heerlen,Limburg,Nederland († 1681)
- Joannes Adriani Hagens van Steen, Sprundel,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
- Jan Adriaans Haijens van Steen, Sprundel, Gemeente Rucphen, Noord Brabant, Nederland
- Elisabeth Spirckens, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland († 1681)
- Petrus MOOCK, Teralfene, 1790, Affligem, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Joannes Adriani Hagens van Steen, Sprundel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelius Johannes Cornelius Biemans, Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Joannes Adriani Hagens, Sprundel
Died on Tuesday March 3, 1609
- Alexander Home (56), Manderston, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Margaret Conyers (89)
- Alexander Home (Hume) (56), Manderston House, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
- Sebastian de NEUFVILLE (1589), Frankfurt am Main,Hessen-Nassau,Prusse,ALLEMAGNE,Hessen
- Aert Cornelis Wilbert van Schie
- Sebastian de NEUFVILLE (64), Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Deutschland
- Sebastiaan I Baron de Neufville (64), Frankfurt aan de Main, Hessen
- Sebastian I. de Neufville (64), Frankfurt / Main, Deutschland
- John SPENCER (89)
Born on March 3
- 1455 » Ascanio Sforza, Catholic cardinal († 1505)
- 1455 » John II of Portugal († 1495)
- 1506 » Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja († 1555)
- 1520 » Matthias Flacius, Croatian theologian and reformer († 1575)
- 1583 » Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English-Welsh soldier, historian, and diplomat († 1648)
- 1589 » Gisbertus Voetius, Dutch minister, theologian, and academic († 1676)
- 1606 » Edmund Waller, English poet and politician († 1687)
- 1652 » Thomas Otway, English playwright and author († 1685)
- 1678 » Madeleine de Verchères, Canadian rebel leader († 1747)
- 1756 » William Godwin, English journalist and author († 1836)
Died on March 3
- 1542 » Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle, illegitimate son of Edward IV
- 1554 » John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (b. 1503)
- 1578 » Michael Kantakouzenos Şeytanoğlu, Ottoman Greek magnate
- 1578 » Sebastiano Venier, doge of Venice (b. 1496)
- 1588 » Henry XI, duke of Legnica (b. 1539)
- 1592 » Michael Coxcie, Flemish painter (b. 1499)
- 1605 » Clement VIII, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1536)
- 1611 » William Douglas, 10th Earl of Angus, Scottish nobleman (b. 1552)
- 1616 » Matthias de l'Obel, Flemish physician and botanist (b. 1538)
- 1700 » Chhatrapati Rajaram, 3rd Chhatrapati of Maratha Empire (b. 1670)
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
- 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 9 » Philip III of Spain issues the decree of the "Expulsion of the Moriscos".
- 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 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.
- August 25 » Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.