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March 28, 1610Born on Monday March 29, 1610
- Laurentius Brans, Lubbeek Sint-Martinus, Lubbeek, Lubbeek, Flemish Region, Belgium
- Joost Tervile, Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1673)
- Joost Tervile, Zutphen,Gemeente Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1673)
- Joost ter Vile, Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1673)
- William Munro, of, Kincraig, Inverness, Scotland
- Jean CHAUVIN, Champeaux, 35052, Ille et Vilaine, Bretagne, France († 1685)
- Jan 'Ossenjan' Potgieter (born Pottgeter (Potgieter)), Nordhorn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Elizabeth Ellis, Cotton, Suffolk, England
- Peeter Van Bever, Steenokkerzeel, Brabant, Belgie († 1678)
- Joost Terville, Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1673)
Died on Monday March 29, 1610
- George Fairbanks, Soweby Bridge Halifax Parish Yorkshire England
- George Gilbert Fairbanks (82), Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
- William Heneage (82)
- Jean VOYSIN (57)
- William BACON (77)
- George Gilbert de Warley Fairbanks II (82), Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
- Sir George Gilbert Fayrebanke de Warley (82), Sowerby, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England
Born on March 29
- 1517 » Carlo Carafa, Italian cardinal († 1561)
- 1553 » Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek poet and playwright († 1614)
- 1561 » Santorio Santorio, Italian biologist († 1636)
- 1584 » Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general and politician († 1648)
- 1602 » John Lightfoot, English priest, scholar, and academic († 1675)
- 1620 » Edward Digges, English barrister and colonist
- 1629 » Alexis of Russia, Tsar of Russia († 1676)
- 1713 » John Ponsonby, Irish politician († 1789)
- 1735 » Johann Karl August Musäus, German author († 1787)
- 1747 » Johann Wilhelm Hässler, German pianist and composer († 1822)
Died on March 29
- 1461 » Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421)
- 1461 » Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron Welles
- 1467 » Matthew Palaiologos Asen, Byzantine aristocrat and official
- 1578 » Arthur Champernowne, English admiral and politician (b. 1524)
- 1578 » Louis I, Cardinal of Guise (b. 1527)
- 1628 » Tobias Matthew, English archbishop and academic (b. 1546)
- 1629 » Jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch painter and engraver (b. 1565)
- 1692 » Nicolaus Bruhns, Danish-German organist, violinist, and composer (b. 1665)
- 1703 » George Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, (b. 1678)
- 1751 » Thomas Coram, English captain and philanthropist, founded Foundling Hospital (b. 1668)
Names that were popular for boys in 1610
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Hendrik
- Adriaen
- Jean
- John
- 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.
- 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.