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What Happened in July 1608

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Historical Events

Founding of Quebec

Jul 3 Samuel de Champlain founds city of Quebec

French Explorer Samuel de Champlain

Famous Birthdays

  • Jul 13 Ferdinand III, King of Hungary & Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor (1637-57), born in Graz, Duchy of Styria (d. 1657)
  • Jul 14 George Goring, Lord Goring, English royalist soldier (d. 1657)
Born in 1608

Famous Weddings

  • Jul 20 Reynier van Oldenbarnevelt marries Anna Weytzen in Delft

Famous Deaths

  • Jul 18 Joachim Frederik, German Prince-Elector of Brandenburg (1598-1608), dies at 61

Famous Musicians

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