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May 26, 1609Born on Wednesday May 27, 1609
- Jacob Jans Vorstelman, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland († 1688)
- Jacob Jansen Vorstelman, Westendorp (Epe GLD) († 1668)
- Maria de Looper, Middelburg,Gemeente Middelburg,Zeeland,Netherlands
- Jacob Jans Vorstelman, Epe, Nederland († 1668)
- Jacob Jans Bosch, Fleervelt/Epe († 1636)
- Anna Keppens, Temse († 1662)
- Jacob Jansen Vorstelman, Epe, Epe, Gelderland, The Netherlands († 1668)
Died on Wednesday May 27, 1609
- Alice STILWELL (39), Dorking, Surrey, ENGLAND
- Mary Alice Holmes (39), Dorking, Surrey, England
- Johan Rutger van Guttenberg (69), Fischbach
- Alice Holmes (39), Dorking, Surrey, England
- Joanna Barker (49), Brockdish Hall Manor, Brockdish, Norfolk, England
- Alice (Holmes\Hulme) Stillwell (39), Dorking, Surrey, England
- Alice1570 Holmes (39), Dorking, Surrey, England
- Gilles de Sévigné I (53), St. Sauveur, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Born on May 27
- 1519 » Girolamo Mei, Italian historian and theorist († 1594)
- 1537 » Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg († 1604)
- 1576 » Caspar Schoppe, German author and scholar († 1649)
- 1584 » Michael Altenburg, German theologian and composer († 1640)
- 1601 » Antoine Daniel, French-Canadian missionary and saint († 1648)
- 1626 » William II, Prince of Orange († 1650)
- 1627 » Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier († 1693)
- 1651 » Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal († 1729)
- 1652 » Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine of Germany († 1722)
- 1738 » Nathaniel Gorham, American merchant and politician, 14th President of the Continental Congress († 1796)
Died on May 27
- 1525 » Thomas Müntzer, German mystic and theologian (b. 1488)
- 1541 » Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (b. 1473)
- 1564 » John Calvin, French pastor and theologian (b. 1509)
- 1610 » François Ravaillac, French assassin of Henry IV of France (b. 1578)
- 1624 » Diego Ramírez de Arellano, Spanish sailor and cosmographer (b. c. 1580)
- 1637 » John Boteler, 1st Baron Boteler of Brantfield, English politician (b. c. 1566)
- 1661 » Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Scottish general and politician (b. 1607)
- 1675 » Gaspard Dughet, Italian-French painter (b. 1613)
- 1690 » Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1626)
- 1702 » Dominique Bouhours, French priest and critic (b. 1628)
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.
- July 9 » Bohemia is granted freedom of religion through the Letter of Majesty by the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II.
- August 25 » Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
- August 28 » Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
- 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.