1580 - 1589
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Decade 1580 - 1589
91 Thomas Hobbes
English philosopher (1588–1679)
*April 5th, 1588, Westport †December 4th, 1679, Derbyshire
62 Hugo Grotius
Dutch jurist and scholar (1583-1645)
*April 10th, 1583, Delft †August 28th, 1645, Rostock
61 Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin
*November 30th, 1583, Harima Province †June 5th, 1645, Reigandō
57 Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
*September 9th, 1585, Paris †December 4th, 1642, Paris
53 Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna
Swedish statesman (1587-1640)
*June 15th, 1587, Tallinn †November 27th, 1640, Stockholm
59 Marin Mersenne
French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics" (1588-1648)
*September 8th, 1588, Oizé †September 1st, 1648, Paris
50 Albrecht von Wallenstein
Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)
*September 24th, 1583, Heřmanice †February 25th, 1634, ChebPhilip Massinger
English playwright (1583–1640)
*January 1st, 1583, Salisbury †March 17th, 1640, London
46 Willebrord Snellius
Dutch astronomer and mathematician
*June 13th, 1580, Leiden †October 30th, 1626, LeidenFrancisco Quevedo
Spanish writer; (1580-1645)
*September 14th, 1584, Madrid †September 8th, 1645, Villanueva de los InfantesDaniel Heinsius
Dutch scholar and poet (1580-1655)
*June 9th, 1580, Ghent †February 25th, 1655, The Hague
87 Heinrich Schütz
German composer and organist (1585–1672)
*October 18th, 1585, Bad Köstritz †November 6th, 1672, Dresden,_engraving_by_Claude_Mellan_(1619).jpg "Girolamo Frescobaldi")
59 Girolamo Frescobaldi
Italian composer (1583–1643)
*September 13th, 1583, Ferrara †March 1st, 1643, Rome
26 Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain
Queen consort of Spain (1584-1611)
*December 25th, 1584, Graz †October 3rd, 1611, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
38 Taichang Emperor
15th Emperor of the Ming dynasty
*August 28th, 1582, Beijing †September 26th, 1620, Beijing
71 Axel Oxenstierna
Swedish statesman (1583-1654)
*June 16th, 1583, Löts parish †August 28th, 1654, Stockholm
63 Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau
Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland (1584-1647)
*January 29th, 1584, Delft †March 14th, 1647, The Hague.png "Cornelius Jansen")
52 Cornelius Jansen
Bishop and theologian (1585-1638)
*October 28th, 1585, Acquoy †May 6th, 1638, Ypres
56 Peder Gustafsson Banér
Swedish politician (1588-1644)
*June 28th, 1588, Djursholm †July 13th, 1644, Stockholm.jpg "Krzysztof Radziwiłł")
55 Krzysztof Radziwiłł
Lithuanian noble and politician
*March 22nd, 1585, Biržai †September 19th, 1640, Svėdasai
438 Virginia Dare
First child born in the Americas to English parents
*August 18th, 1587, Roanoke Colony
49 Hendrick Avercamp
Dutch painter (1585-1634)
*January 27th, 1585, Amsterdam †May 15th, 1634, KampenMahpeyker Kösem Sultan
Consort of Ahmed, Valide Sultan and regent of Murad IV and Ibrahim I, grandmother and regent of Mehmed IV, regent 3 times and valide 2
*November 30th, 1588, Tinos †September 2nd, 1651, Istanbul
71 Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony
Elector of Saxony
*March 5th, 1585, Dresden †October 8th, 1656, DresdenJuan Ruiz de Alarcón
Spanish writer, from New Spain
*January 1st, 1581, Taxco de Alarcón †August 4th, 1639, MadridVincent de Paul
French priest, founder and saint (1581-1660)
*April 24th, 1581, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul †September 27th, 1660, Paris
43 Heinrich Eckhard
German theologian
*October 19th, 1580, Wetter (Hessen) †February 22nd, 1624, Altenburg
69 John Selden
English jurist and scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution, and of Jewish law (1584-1654)
*December 16th, 1584, Sussex †November 30th, 1654, London
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76 Baltasar Moscoso y Sandoval
Spanish archbishop and priest
*March 9th, 1589, Galicia †September 17th, 1665, Madrid
54 Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg
Foster-mother of Queen Christina of Sweden
*November 10th, 1584, Nyköping Town †December 13th, 1638, Västerås Town
58 Augusta of Denmark
Duchess consort of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp
*April 8th, 1580, Kolding †February 5th, 1639, Husum_-_Elisabeth_Sophia_of_Brandenburg.jpg "Elisabeth Sophia of Brandenburg")
40 Elisabeth Sophia of Brandenburg
Duchess born in Berlin
*July 4th, 1589, Berlin †December 24th, 1629, Frankfurt (Oder)
65 Claudius Salmasius
French classical scholar, writer and professor in Leiden (1588-1653)
*April 15th, 1588, Semur-en-Auxois †September 3rd, 1653, Spa
70 Antonius Aemilius
German author and historian (1589-1660)
*December 20th, 1589, Aachen †November 12th, 1660, Utrecht