Historical Events In 1607

Jan 13   The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain.   

Jan 19   San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is currently the oldest church in the Philippines   

Jan 31   James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby.   

Feb 09   Abraham Megerle, composer.   

Feb 23   Herman Herbertsz, vicar, dies at about 60   

Feb 24   Claudio Monteverdi's opera "Orfeo," premieres in Mantua.   

Mar 01   Giovanni Francesco Milanta, composer.   

Mar 08   Johann Rist, composer.   

Mar 11   Giovanni Maria Nanino, Italian composer.   

Mar 24   Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune).   

Apr 15   Cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78   

Apr 25   Battle at Gibraltar: Dutch fleet beats Spanish/Portuguese fleet   

Apr 25   Don Juan Alvarez, Spanish Admiral (Gibraltar), dies in battle.   

Apr 26   1st British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry, Va.   

Apr 26   The inaugural British to establish an American colony land at Cape Henry, Va.   

May 13   English colonists (John Smith) land near James River in Virginia.   

May 13   English colonists (John Smith) lands near James River in VA   

May 14   1st permanent English settlement in New World, Jamestown, Va.   

May 14   inaugural permanent English settlement in New World, Jamestown VA   

Jun 10   John Popham, English politician   

Jun 21   1st Protestant Episcopal parish in America established, Jamestown   

Jun 21   inaugural Protestant Episcopal parish in America established, Jamestown   

Jun 25   Mentally ill emperor Rudolf II signs Treaty of Lieben, giving up Austria, Hungary and Moravia.   

Jun 30   Annales Ecclesiastici (Scientific History of Catholicism) published   

Jul 07   "God Save the King" is 1st sung   

Jul 20   Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian (Historia Belgica), dies at 48   

Aug 05   Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer.   

Aug 17   Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins (Fermat's Last Theorem) [or 1608]   

Sep 14   Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland   

Sep 22   Alessandro Agnolo Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer, dies at 72   

Oct 04   Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Span playwright (Del Rey Abajo Ninguno)   

Oct 24   John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver.   

Oct 26   Philipp Nicolai, German Lutherian theologist/poet/composer, dies at 52.   

Nov 06   Sigmund Theophil Staden, composer.   

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Jan 10   Isaac jogues: French jesuit missionary   

Jan 31   James stanley: 7th earl of derby   

Feb 09   Abraham megerle: Composer   

Mar 01   Giovanni francesco milanta: Composer   

Mar 08   Johann rist: Composer   

Mar 12   Paul gerhardt: German hymnist    

Mar 24   Michiel a de ruyter: Dutch rear admiral (st vincent, dune)   

Jul 13   Václav hollar: Bohemian-born artist    

Feb 23   Herman herbertsz: Vicar,    

Mar 11   Giovanni maria nanino: Italian composer   

Apr 15   Cornelius kilianus: Flemish translator/poet,   

Apr 25   Don juan alvarez: Spanish admiral (gibraltar),   

May 21   John rainolds: English scholar (b. 1549)   

Jun 10   John popham: English politician   

Jun 30   Caesar baronius: Italian cardinal and historian (b. 1538)   

Jul 20   Paulus merula: Dutch lawyer/historian (historia belgica),