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May 28, 1610Born on Saturday May 29, 1610
- Lijsken in de Bocht, Venray († 1647)
- Margaret ANDERSON, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland († 1677)
- Laurentius Alias Koegelen, Koegels, Cogelen Slangen, Nuth
- Richard Cannon, Penrith, Cumberland, England
Died on Saturday May 29, 1610
- Aleyt Johans Broeils (52), Scheemda (Groningen)
- Benno Aijssens (33)
- Cornelius Keller (54), Herrenberg
- Wolphaart van Lezaen, Hardegarijp
- Wolphert Nzn van Lezaen (62), Hardegarijp, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Jehenne de BOUILLIENNE, Fléron,4620,Liège,Wallonie,BELGIQUE
- Joane Winchester (0), Cranbrook, Kent, England
- Wolpherd Engels van Lezaen (62), Hardegarijp, Friesland, Nederland
- Giacoma JACOPELLA CAREBICI (85), Carini,90044,Palerme,Sicile,ITALIE
- Aleyt Johans BROEILS (50), Scheemda, Oldambt, Groningen, Nederland
Born on May 29
- 1504 » Antun Vrančić, Croatian archbishop († 1573)
- 1555 » George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes, English Earl, general and administrator († 1629)
- 1568 » Virginia de' Medici, Italian princess († 1615)
- 1594 » Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian field marshal († 1632)
- 1627 » Anne, Duchess of Montpensier, French princess († 1693)
- 1630 » Charles II of England († 1685)
- 1675 » Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher († 1715)
- 1716 » Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French zoologist and mineralogist († 1800)
- 1722 » James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish soldier and politician († 1773)
- 1730 » Jackson of Exeter, English organist and composer († 1803)
Died on May 29
- 1425 » Hongxi Emperor of China (b. 1378)
- 1453 » Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1404)
- 1453 » Ulubatlı Hasan, Ottoman commander (b. 1428)
- 1500 » Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese explorer and navigator (b. 1451)
- 1500 » Thomas Rotherham, English cleric and minister (b. 1423)
- 1546 » David Beaton, Scottish cardinal and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1494)
- 1593 » John Penry, Welsh martyr (b. 1559)
- 1660 » Frans van Schooten, Dutch mathematician and academic (b. 1615)
- 1691 » Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (b. 1629)
- 1790 » Israel Putnam, American general (b. 1718)
Names that were popular for boys in 1610
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Willem
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Hendrik
- Adriaen
- John
- Jean
- Thomas
- Johan
- 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.
- 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 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.
- October 17 » French king Louis XIII is crowned in Reims Cathedral.