What happened in 1609?
38 recorded events in 1609, including 14 in people, 8 in wars & conflicts and 6 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 8
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Invasion of Ryukyu
Invasion of the Ryukyu Kingdom by the Satsuma Domain, resulting in the former’s being reduced to a vassal state of the latter
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Siege of Smolensk
1609-1611 siege
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Battle of DimDim
Battle between the Safavid Empire and the Sunni Kurds of the Ottoman Empire (1609-1610)
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Battle of Tashiskari
1609 battle
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Siege of Pärnu
1609 military conflict in Estonia during Polish-Swedish War
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Battle of Salis
1609 battle
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Battle of Daugavgriva
Battle on October 6, 1609 during the Polish-Swedish War
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Iroquois War
1609 war
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Politics & Government 2
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Treaty of Antwerp
Treaty of Antwerp (Politics & Government).
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Treaty of Dortmund
1609 treaty that aimed to settle the succession of Julich-Cleves-Berg
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People 14
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Judah Loew ben Bezalel died
Czech rabbi
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John Dee died
16th-century English mathematician, astrologer, and alchemist
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García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete died
Royal Governor of Chile (1535-1609)
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Hans Vredeman de Vries died
Dutch renaissance painter
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Oswald Croll died
German alchemist
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Joseph Duchesne died
French physician
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Giulio Cesare Croce died
Italian writer, actor/producer of cantastoria and enigma writer
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Kanaka Dasa died
Indian philosopher, musician and poet
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Frederick III of Denmark born
Born in Haderslev. King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 to 1670.
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Raimondo, Prince Montecuccoli born
Born in Castello di Montecuccolo. Politician and military commander of the Holy Roman Empire (1609-1680).
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Kâtip Çelebi born
Born in Istanbul. Ottoman bibliographer, historian and geographer.
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon born
Born in London. English politician and historian (1609–1674).
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Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria born
Born in Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal Infante, Archbishop of Toledo (1609-1641).
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Gerrard Winstanley born
Born in Lancashire. English reformer and activist (1609-1676).
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Science & Technology 1
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Botanischer Garten Gießen
Botanical garden
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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Delaware River
Major river on the East coast of the United States of America
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Delaware Bay
Bay on the east coast of the United States
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
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Atia Mosque
Mosque in Bangladesh
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Santa Maria delle Grazie
Church building in Pavia, Italy
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Economy & Trade 1
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Bank of Amsterdam
Early (Dutch) bank
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Architecture & Engineering 6
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Jesuit Church
Church in Warsaw, Poland
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Basilica of St. Sebastian
Church building in Acireale, Italy
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Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church
Church in Panjim, Goa
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Dobrilovina Monastery
Serbian Orthodox monastery
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Entrevaux Cathedral
Cathedral located in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in France
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San Nicolò da Tolentino
Church
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Empires & Countries 1
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New Netherland founded
New Netherland was founded, with its capital at New Amsterdam.
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