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June 11, 1609Born on Friday June 12, 1609
- Johanna Jacobsdochter CATS, Middelburg, Walcheren, Zeeland, Nederland († 1649)
- Lawrence Copeland Jr. († 1699)
- Johanna Jacobsd. Cats, Middelburg, Walcheren, Zeeland, Nederland († 1649)
- Anna Cats
- Anna Cats, Middelburg († 1649)
- Elisabeth Mooij, Alkmaar
- Maximiliaan Karel Graaf van Wolkenstein-Trostburg († 1677)
- Maximilian Karl von Wolkenstein († 1677)
- Johanna Jacobsdr Cats, Middelburg, Zeeland, Nederland († 1679)
- Krzysztof Opalinski († 1656)
Died on Friday June 12, 1609
- Jan Pedie (schotsman laeckencooper)
- Frances Drury (76), Loddon, Norfolk, England
- Pierre DELAFOND (39), , Mondion, 86230, France
- JANA, Standish, Lancashire
- Frances Hobart
Born on June 12
- 1519 » Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany († 1574)
- 1561 » Anna of Württemberg, German princess († 1616)
- 1564 » John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg († 1633)
- 1573 » Robert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Sussex, soldier († 1629)
- 1577 » Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician († 1643)
- 1580 » Adriaen van Stalbemt, Flemish painter († 1662)
- 1653 » Maria Amalia of Courland, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel († 1711)
- 1686 » Marie-Catherine Homassel Hecquet, French writer († 1764)
- 1711 » Louis Legrand, French priest and theologian († 1780)
- 1760 » Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, French author, playwright, journalist, and politician († 1797)
Died on June 12
- 1478 » Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (b. 1412)
- 1524 » Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador (b. 1465)
- 1560 » Ii Naomori, Japanese warrior (b. 1506)
- 1560 » Imagawa Yoshimoto, Japanese daimyō (b. 1519)
- 1565 » Adrianus Turnebus, French philologist and scholar (b. 1512)
- 1567 » Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, English politician, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1490)
- 1647 » Thomas Farnaby, English scholar and educator (b. 1575)
- 1668 » Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge, English politician (b. 1599)
- 1675 » Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (b. 1634)
- 1734 » James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French-English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (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
- Jean
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 5 » Daimyō (Lord) Shimazu Tadatsune of the Satsuma Domain in southern Kyūshū, Japan, completes his successful invasion of the Ryūkyū Kingdom in Okinawa.
- April 9 » Eighty Years' War: Spain and the Dutch Republic sign the Treaty of Antwerp to initiate twelve years of truce.
- May 23 » Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place.
- 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.
- August 25 » Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.