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Born on Sunday August 22, 1610
- Elisabeth Cornelisd Boeyensz, Ridderkerk Nederland
- Maria Elisabeth Clara van Berg 'S Heerenberg, 's Heerenberg († 1633)
- Lijsbeth CORNELIS, Ridderkerk
- Maria Elisabeth Clara van den Bergh, 's-Heerenberg, Gelderland, Nederland († 1633)
- Jan Janse Lantmeter, Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Lijsbeth Cornelisse, Ridderkerk († 1676)
- Janneke Tijs, Temse
- Cornelis Pietersz op den. Dijck, Mijnsheerenland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL
- Lijsken Cornelis, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1675)
- Maria Elisabeth Clara Van Berg 'S Heerenberg, 's-Heerenberg, Gelderland, Nederland († 1633)
Born on August 22
- 1570 » Franz von Dietrichstein, Roman Catholic archbishop and cardinal († 1636)
- 1599 » Agatha Marie of Hanau, German noblewoman († 1636)
- 1601 » Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright († 1667)
- 1624 » Jean Regnault de Segrais, French author and poet († 1701)
- 1647 » Denis Papin, French physicist and mathematician, developed pressure cooking († 1712)
- 1679 » Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal († 1758)
- 1760 » Pope Leo XII († 1829)
- 1764 » Charles Percier, French architect and interior designer († 1838)
- 1771 » Henry Maudslay, English engineer († 1831)
- 1773 » Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer († 1858)
Died on August 22
- 1545 » Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English politician and husband of Mary Tudor (b. c. 1484)
- 1553 » John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English admiral and politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1504)
- 1572 » Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, English leader of the Rising of the North (b. 1528)
- 1584 » Jan Kochanowski, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1530)
- 1599 » Luca Marenzio, Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1553)
- 1607 » Bartholomew Gosnold, English lawyer and explorer, founded the London Company (b. 1572)
- 1652 » Jacob De la Gardie, Estonian-Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (b. 1583)
- 1664 » Maria Cunitz, Polish astronomer and author (b. 1610)
- 1680 » John George II, Elector of Saxony (b. 1613)
- 1681 » Philippe Delano, Dutch Plymouth Colony settler (b. 1602)
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.
- 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.