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May 30, 1609Born on Sunday May 31, 1609
- Merten van Acker, Temse, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Cornelia Stephanus, Etten-Leur
- Jana (DROOGER), Oude-Tonge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Melchijor HONCKELBOER, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Melis Leendertzn, Barendrecht, Nederland
- Melchior Honckelboer, Amsterdam (gedoopt op deze datum)
- Joos Wolfelaer, St Gillis Waes, België († 1658)
- Andries Slootmans, Wilrijk, Antwerpen, België († 1649)
- Jane Theusdochter (den) Drooger, Oude-Tonge
- Maertge, Spijkenisse
Died on Sunday May 31, 1609
- Dirck Cornelisz Eyckelboom (74)
- Claude d'Aubray (86), Paris
- Dirk Cornelisz Eijckelboom (54)
- Margaret Foulis (44), Ayrshire, Scotland
- Dirck (Cornelisz) Eykelboom (74)
- margaret Foulis
- Dirck Cornelisz Eykelboom (49)
- Dirck Cornelisz Eijckelboom (54)
- Dirk Corneliszn. Eykelboom (74)
- Margaretha Foulis (29)
Born on May 31
- 1469 » Manuel I of Portugal († 1521)
- 1535 » Alessandro Allori, Italian painter († 1607)
- 1556 » Jerzy Radziwiłł, Catholic cardinal († 1600)
- 1577 » Nur Jahan, Empress consort of the Mughal Empire († 1645)
- 1613 » John George II, Elector of Saxony († 1680)
- 1640 » Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland († 1673)
- 1641 » Patriarch Dositheos II of Jerusalem († 1707)
- 1725 » Ahilyabai Holkar, Queen of the Malwa Kingdom under the Maratha Empire († 1795)
- 1732 » Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian archbishop († 1812)
- 1753 » Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, French lawyer and politician († 1793)
Died on May 31
- 1504 » Engelbert II of Nassau (b. 1451)
- 1558 » Philip Hoby, English general and diplomat (b. 1505)
- 1567 » Guido de Bres, Belgian pastor and theologian (b. 1522)
- 1594 » Tintoretto, Italian painter and educator (b. 1518)
- 1601 » Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (b. 1547)
- 1640 » Zeynab Begum, Safavid princess (date of birth unknown)
- 1665 » Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, Dutch painter (b. 1597)
- 1680 » Joachim Neander, German theologian and educator (b. 1650)
- 1740 » Frederick William I of Prussia (b. 1688)
- 1747 » Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1686)
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 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.
- 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.