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April 15, 1610Born on Friday April 16, 1610
- Sophia Margaretha van Nassau-Siegen, Siegen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany († 1665)
- Sophia Margriet Gravin Van Nassau-Siegen († 1665)
- Sofia Margaretha Van NASSAU SIEGEN, Siegen (DE) († 1665)
- Cornelis Deij, Baarland, Zeeland, Nederland
- Isabelle de Lannoy, Lille (Saint-Maurice), 59350, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Sofia Margaretha van Nassau-Siegen, Siegen († 1665)
- Sofia Margaretha van Nassau Siegen, Siegen, Duitsland († 1665)
- Thomas (DescendentOf: Valer Companion of William the Conqueror) Waller. Weller.1610 (b. 1615) (9th GGF) Buckinghamshire, Gregories, Newport, Buckinghamshire, England († 1682)
- Sophia Margriet Gravin Van Nassau-Siegen († 1665)
- Sophie Margareta von Nassau-Siegen († 1665)
Died on Friday April 16, 1610
- Magdalena Adriaens van Bleyswijk, in Delft
- Magdalena Adriaensdr. van Bleiswijk
- Aleid Wouter Peter Gijsbert Jan, fil.nat. Teulings (62)
- Dirck Boyens (50), St. Jacobaparochie
- Edward Stanley (0), Ashford, Kent, England
- Louis de Blasere
- Magdalena Adriaensd van BLEYSWIJK, Delft
- Dirck Boyens (50), St Jacobiparochie, Het Bildt, Friesland, Nederland
- Opina, Amsterdam
- Magdalena Adriaensdr Fijck van Bleijswijck (25), Delft, Nederland
Born on April 16
- 1495 » Petrus Apianus, German mathematician and astronomer († 1557)
- 1516 » Tabinshwehti, Burmese king († 1550)
- 1569 » John Davies, English poet and lawyer († 1626)
- 1635 » Frans van Mieris the Elder, Dutch painter († 1681)
- 1646 » Jules Hardouin-Mansart, French architect, designed the Château de Dampierre and Grand Trianon († 1708)
- 1660 » Hans Sloane, Irish-English physician and academic († 1753)
- 1661 » Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, First Lord of the Treasury († 1715)
- 1682 » John Hadley, English mathematician, invented the octant († 1744)
- 1697 » Johann Gottlieb Görner, German organist and composer († 1778)
- 1728 » Joseph Black, French-Scottish physician and chemist († 1799)
Died on April 16
- 1496 » Charles II, Duke of Savoy (b. 1489)
- 1587 » Anne Seymour, Duchess of Somerset (b. 1497)
- 1640 » Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau (b. 1579)
- 1645 » Tobias Hume, Scottish soldier, viol player, and composer (b. 1569)
- 1687 » George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English poet and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire (b. 1628)
- 1689 » Aphra Behn, English author and playwright (b. 1640)
- 1742 » Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (b. 1672)
- 1756 » Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (b. 1677)
- 1783 » Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (b. 1719)
- 1788 » Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French mathematician, cosmologist, and author (b. 1707)
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.
- 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.
- 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.