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Born on Monday August 16, 1610
- Anthony Somerby, Little Bytham, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England († 1686)
- Renger Aalten, Nijkerk
- Joanna van Doorne, Waasmunster († 1680)
- Antoinette DESPLANQUES († 1642)
Died on Monday August 16, 1610
- Pieter Cornelisse Olijslager
- Elizabeth Grant (3), St. Mary's Church, Sandwich, Kent, England
- Oswald Röhling (53), Geyer, Annaberg, Kurfürstentum Sachsen
- Martijntge Andriesse (67)
- John Spencer of Althorp (19), Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
- John SPENCER (19), Blois, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France
- Geertruid van Steenbergen (59), Amsterdam
- Pieter Cornelis Olijman (70)
- Geertruid Van Steenbergen (70), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland NL, Oude Kerk
- Geertruid van Renesse, Amsterdam, Oude Kerk, Noord-Holland, Nl
Born on August 16
- 1557 » Agostino Carracci, Italian painter and etcher († 1602)
- 1565 » Christina, Grand Duchess of Tuscany († 1637)
- 1573 » Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland († 1598)
- 1637 » Countess Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen († 1706)
- 1645 » Jean de La Bruyère, French philosopher and author († 1696)
- 1650 » Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian monk, cosmographer, and cartographer († 1718)
- 1682 » Louis, Duke of Burgundy († 1712)
- 1744 » Pierre Méchain, French astronomer and surveyor († 1804)
- 1761 » Yevstigney Fomin, Russian pianist and composer († 1800)
- 1815 » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator († 1888)
Died on August 16
- 1419 » Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (b. 1361)
- 1443 » Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shōgun (b. 1434)
- 1492 » Beatrice of Silva, Dominican nun
- 1518 » Loyset Compère, French composer (b. 1445)
- 1532 » John, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468)
- 1661 » Thomas Fuller, English historian and author (b. 1608)
- 1678 » Andrew Marvell, English poet and author (b. 1621)
- 1705 » Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and theorist (b. 1654)
- 1733 » Matthew Tindal, English philosopher and author (b. 1657)
- 1791 » Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1719)
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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.