Famous Personalities Born In 1589

Jan 08 Ivan [dzivo f] gundulic: Dalmatisch writer (dubravka)  

Feb 05 Honorat de brueil seigneur de racan: French playwright/poet  

Feb 05 Esteban manuel de villegas: Spanish poet  

Feb 07 Jacob de witt: Dutch mayor (dordrecht)/mathematician  

Mar 03 Gisbertus voetius: [gijsbert voet], dutch reformed theologist  

Mar 19 William bradford: Gov of plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)  

Jul 02 Guillaume van messaus: Composer  

Jul 09 Johannes a sancto thoma: [poinset], portuguese theologist  

Aug 10 Pietro antonio tamburini: Composer  

Oct 07 Maria magdalena of austria: Grand duchess of tuscany  

Jan 05 Catherine de' medici: Queen mother of france,  

Feb 19 Saint philothei: Orthodox martyr and patron of athens (b. 1522)  

Mar 02 Alessandro cardinal farnese: Italian cardinal (b. 1520)  

Mar 22 Lodovico guicciardini: Ital historian,  

Jul 01 Christophe plantin: French/belgian book publisher,  

Aug 01 Jacques clément: French assassin of henry iii of france (b. 1567)  

Aug 02 Henry iii: King of poland/france (1573-89), assassinated at 37  

Aug 10 Maarten schenck nideggen: Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49