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Born on Saturday August 21, 1610
- Ruthgerus Groenen, Venray
- Anna Dom, Lier
- Philippa de Wael van Vronesteijn († 1672)
- Nicolas DE LA CROIX, Batz-sur-Mer,44740,Loire-Atlantique,Pays de la Loire,FRANCE
- Petrus Vael, Sint-Pauwels-Waas, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Philipina de Wael van Vronesteyn († 1638)
Died on Saturday August 21, 1610
- Ellen Crispin (1)
- Pieter de Vriendt
- Jeanne van der Heyden (38)
- Henricus Hendrickx (75), Moorsel
- Jan Davids Muijs, Rotterdam
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 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)
- 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.
- August 2 » During Henry Hudson's search for the Northwest Passage, he sails into what is now known as Hudson Bay.
- August 9 » The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia.