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Born on Monday February 15, 1610
- Frances Vaughn, Bedfordshire, England († 1677)
- Frances Latham RN48, Kempston, Bedfordshire, England († 1677)
- Udo OIDTMAN, Erkelenz († 1661)
- Udo Oidtman, Erkelenz (D.) († 1661)
- Jean le juste FAYE, Noiretable,42,Loire,Auvergne Rhone Alpes,FRANCE († 1672)
- Jean CHICOISNE, Saint-Laurent-de-Lin, 37330, France († 1673)
- Joannes Pijl, Temse
- Roleff II Rudolff Rudolf II Rudolphus Meinickmann Meinikman Meineking Meinckman Meinnekinck Meisningmans Floer Floers ,Landbouwer, lid boerenraad 1640, Hollich, Steinfurt, Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland († 1679)
- Petrus de Clercq, Temse
- James 'the Elder' Taylor, Earl Hare, Carlisle, Cumberland, England († 1698)
Died on Monday February 15, 1610
- William Collings Fuller (58)
- Catherine Bertie (31), Rockingham Castle, Northamptonshire, England
- Henri de Moy (75)
Born on February 15
- 1506 » Juliana of Stolberg, German countess († 1580)
- 1519 » Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, first Spanish Governor of Florida († 1574)
- 1557 » Alfonso Fontanelli, Italian composer († 1622)
- 1564 » Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician († 1642)
- 1571 » Michael Praetorius, German organist and composer (probable; d. 1621)
- 1612 » Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve, French soldier, founded Montreal († 1676)
- 1627 » Charles Morton, Cornish nonconformist minister († 1698)
- 1638 » Zeb-un-Nissa, Mughal princess and poet († 1702)
- 1705 » Charles-André van Loo, French painter († 1765)
- 1710 » Louis XV of France († 1774)
Died on February 15
- 1382 » William de Ufford, 2nd Earl of Suffolk (b. c. 1339)
- 1417 » Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, English commander (b. 1385)
- 1508 » Giovanni II Bentivoglio, tyrant of Bologna (b. 1443)
- 1600 » José de Acosta, Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist (b. 1540)
- 1621 » Michael Praetorius, German organist and composer (b. 1571)
- 1637 » Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1578)
- 1738 » Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (b. 1684)
- 1781 » Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1729)
- 1818 » Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen (b. 1746)
- 1835 » Henry Hunt, English farmer and politician (b. 1773)
Names that were popular for boys in 1610
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Hendrik
- Adriaen
- John
- Jean
- Johan
- Thomas
- Petrus
- Claes
- William
Names that were popular for girls in 1610
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Neeltje
- Marie
- Elizabeth
- Mary
- Joanna
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Lijsbeth
- Jeanne
- Margaretha
- Johanna
- Cornelia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1610
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 7 » Galileo Galilei makes his first observation of the four Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa, although he is not able to distinguish the last two until the following day.
- May 14 » Henry IV of France is assassinated by Catholic zealot François Ravaillac, and Louis XIII ascends the throne.
- June 5 » The masque Tethys' Festival is performed at Whitehall Palace to celebrate the investiture of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales.
- July 5 » John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.
- August 9 » The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia.
- October 17 » French king Louis XIII is crowned in Reims Cathedral.