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May 5, 1615Born on Wednesday May 6, 1615
- Maiettus Elema, Sauwerd, Groningen, Nederland († 1648)
- Maria Wellens (Bitsen), Blerick
- Maria Catharina Jos van LAMSWEERDE, 's-Hertogenbosch, 4192, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1681)
- Maria Wellens, Blerick
- Catharina Van den Wijngaerden, Zemst († 1703)
- Louisa Meier († 1683)
- Joanna Jan VERHOUSTRATEN, Westerlo,2260,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Catharina van den Wijngaert, Zemst
Died on Wednesday May 6, 1615
- Cathelyne de Grote
- Enneke Itens (65), Leermens
- Hermen Willemsz van Luijck (55), Charlois-Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Jean COUSTARD, Saint-Laurent-de-Lin, 37330, France
- Maria Joerg (40), Strasburg, Baden-Wurtemburg, Germany
- Enneke Renekos ITENS (65), Leermens, 't Zandt, Loppersum, Groningen, Nederland
- Enne Renekos Itens (80), Leermens, Gemeente Loppersum, Groningen, Netherlands
- Hillebrandt Rolteman (73)
- Hermen Willemszoon van Luijck (50)
- Enneke Itens (65)
Born on May 6
- 1493 » Girolamo Seripando, Italian theologian and cardinal († 1563)
- 1501 » Marcellus II, pope of the Catholic Church († 1555)
- 1574 » Innocent X, pope of the Catholic Church († 1655)
- 1580 » Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, French noble († 1637)
- 1635 » Johann Joachim Becher, German physician and alchemist († 1682)
- 1668 » Alain-René Lesage, French author and playwright († 1747)
- 1680 » Jean-Baptiste Stuck, Italian-French cellist and composer († 1755)
- 1713 » Charles Batteux, French philosopher and academic († 1780)
- 1714 » Anton Raaff, German tenor († 1797)
- 1742 » Jean Senebier, Swiss pastor and physiologist († 1809)
Died on May 6
- 1475 » Dieric Bouts, Flemish painter (b. 1415)
- 1483 » Queen Jeonghui, Korean regent (b. 1418)
- 1502 » James Tyrrell, English knight (b. 1450)
- 1527 » Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (b.1490)
- 1540 » Juan Luís Vives, Spanish scholar (b. 1492)
- 1596 » Giaches de Wert, Flemish-Italian composer (b. 1535)
- 1631 » Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (b. 1570)
- 1638 » Cornelius Jansen, Dutch-French bishop and theologian (b. 1585)
- 1708 » François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop (b. 1623)
- 1757 » Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1683)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1615
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- April 21 » The Wignacourt Aqueduct is inaugurated in Malta.
- June 2 » The first Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France.
- June 4 » Siege of Osaka: Forces under Tokugawa Ieyasu take Osaka Castle in Japan.