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Born on Friday August 21, 1609
- Giuseppe FILECCIA, Erice,91016,Trapani,Sicile,ITALIE
- Joanna Lemmens, Venray
- Joannes Monseau (Monjoye Monton), Luik, Luik, Belgie
- Cornelis Crael
- Dorothy FRENCH, Halstead, Essex, England († 1644)
- Margrit PERROUX, Mayet, 72360, France († 1665)
- Cornelis van Loo, Haarlem, Nederland († 1673)
- Cornelis van Loo, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1673)
Died on Friday August 21, 1609
- Jeanne LESPINASSE (19), Thizy,69240,Rhône,Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
Born on August 21
- 1535 » Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese general († 1619)
- 1552 » Muhammad Qadiri, Founder of the Naushahia branch of the Qadri order († 1654)
- 1567 » Francis de Sales, Swiss bishop and saint († 1622)
- 1579 » Henri, Duke of Rohan († 1638)
- 1597 » Roger Twysden, English historian and politician († 1672)
- 1625 » John Claypole, English politician († 1688)
- 1643 » Afonso VI of Portugal († 1683)
- 1660 » Hubert Gautier, French mathematician and engineer († 1737)
- 1665 » Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician († 1729)
- 1670 » James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire († 1734)
Died on August 21
- 1534 » Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, 44th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1464)
- 1568 » Jean Parisot de Valette, 49th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1495)
- 1614 » Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (b. 1560)
- 1622 » Juan de Tassis, 2nd Count of Villamediana, Spanish poet and politician (b. 1582)
- 1627 » Jacques Mauduit, French composer and academic (b. 1557)
- 1673 » Henry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford, English soldier (b. 1599)
- 1689 » William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier (b. 1661)
- 1762 » Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1689)
- 1763 » Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1710)
- 1775 » Zahir al-Umar, Arabian ruler (b. 1690)
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 4 » Moriscos are expelled from the Kingdom of Valencia.
- April 9 » Eighty Years' War: Spain and the Dutch Republic sign the Treaty of Antwerp to initiate twelve years of truce.
- April 9 » Philip III of Spain issues the decree of the "Expulsion of the Moriscos".
- May 23 » Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place.
- August 25 » Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
- September 13 » Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him - the Hudson River.