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Born on Thursday August 19, 1610
- Hans Rudolf Guth, Ottenbach, kanton Zürich, Schweiz († 1673)
- Cornelius Cornelis Joannes Voets, Rijsbergen
- Mary Olyver, Congresbury, Somerset, England
- Katherine Sutton, Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1637)
- Marinus Vast, Waasmunster (B)
- adriaan van Vlimmeren
- Honora de Burgh († 1662)
- Cornelius Voets, Rijsbergen
- Reiner Thonis, Nijkerk
- Derck van Arler, Putten († 1636)
Died on Thursday August 19, 1610
- Gerardus Jacobsz van Tuning (44), Brussel
- David Krumm (0), Boeckingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Anna Magdalena Truchseß von Pommersfelden
- Marian Cornelisd van der DUSSEN (0)
Born on August 19
- 1557 » Frederick I, duke of Württemberg († 1608)
- 1570 » Salamone Rossi, Italian violinist and composer († 1630)
- 1583 » Daišan, Chinese prince and statesman († 1648)
- 1590 » Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire († 1649)
- 1596 » Elizabeth Stuart, queen of Bohemia († 1662)
- 1621 » Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter, etcher, and poet († 1674)
- 1631 » John Dryden, English poet, literary critic and playwright († 1700)
- 1646 » John Flamsteed, English astronomer and academic († 1719)
- 1686 » Eustace Budgell, English journalist and politician († 1737)
- 1689 » Samuel Richardson, English author and publisher († 1761)
Died on August 19
- 1493 » Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1415)
- 1506 » King Alexander Jagiellon of Poland (b. 1461)
- 1541 » Vincenzo Cappello, Venetian admiral and statesman (b. 1469)
- 1580 » Andrea Palladio, Italian architect, designed the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore and Il Redentore (b. 1508)
- 1646 » Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1583)
- 1654 » Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, Bohemian rabbi (b. 1579)
- 1662 » Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623)
- 1680 » Jean Eudes, French priest, founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (b. 1601)
- 1691 » Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman commander and politician, 117th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1637)
- 1702 » Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1645)
Names that were popular for boys in 1610
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Hendrik
- Adriaen
- John
- Jean
- Johan
- Thomas
- Petrus
- Claes
- Hendrick
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 4 » The Battle of Klushino is fought between forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russia during the Polish–Muscovite War.
- July 5 » John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland.
- October 17 » French king Louis XIII is crowned in Reims Cathedral.