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Born on Friday August 9, 1624
- Johan Christoph Graaf van Dietrichstein Vrijheer van Rabenstein († 1704)
- Magdalena Willems van Laar, Emden, Nedersaksen, Duitsland († 1691)
- Agnes JUNG, Vorderwestermurr, Rems-Murr-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Jeanne Marie Schetz, Bois le Duc en l'église St Jean
- Johann Christoph von DIETRICHSTEIN († 1704)
- Anna Basse
Died on Friday August 9, 1624
- Anna Wijten, Barendrecht
- Hermann Schmidt (4), Banfe, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Mordechay (Christoval) Franco - Mendes (53), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Jacobus A. Dam, Leiden
- Leonardo CASTELLUZZO (49), Carini,90044,Palerme,Sicile,ITALIE
Born on August 9
- 1537 » Francesco Barozzi, Italian mathematician and astronomer († 1604)
- 1544 » Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania († 1606)
- 1590 » John Webster, Colonial settler and governor of Connecticut († 1661)
- 1593 » Izaak Walton, English writer († 1683)
- 1603 » Johannes Cocceius, German-Dutch theologian and academic († 1669)
- 1648 » Johann Michael Bach, German composer († 1694)
- 1653 » John Oldham, English poet and translator († 1683)
- 1674 » František Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect, designed the Veltrusy Mansion († 1766)
- 1696 » Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein († 1772)
- 1722 » Prince Augustus William of Prussia († 1758)
Died on August 9
- 1420 » Pierre d'Ailly, French theologian and cardinal (b. 1351)
- 1516 » Hieronymus Bosch, Early Netherlandish painter (b. circa 1450)
- 1534 » Thomas Cajetan, Italian cardinal and philosopher (b. 1470)
- 1580 » Metrophanes III of Constantinople (b. 1520)
- 1601 » Michael the Brave, Romanian prince (b. 1558)
- 1634 » William Noy, English lawyer and judge (b. 1577)
- 1720 » Simon Ockley, English orientalist and academic (b. 1678)
- 1744 » James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (b. 1673)
- 1816 » Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (b. 1771)
- 1861 » Vincent Novello, English composer and publisher (b. 1781)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1624
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 28 » Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on the island of Saint Kitts.
- June 10 » Signing of the Treaty of Compiègne between France and the Netherlands.
- August 12 » The president of Louis XIII of France's royal council is arrested, leaving Cardinal Richelieu in the role of the King's principal minister.
- August 13 » The French king Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu as prime minister.