Births on August 25

Philipp Moritz, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg, German noble (d. 1638)

Philipp Moritz of Hanau-Münzenberg (25 August 1605 – 3 August 1638 in Hanau) succeeded his father as Count of Hanau-Münzenberg in 1612.

8 Aug

Charles IX of Sweden
The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
27 Sep

Battle of Kircholm
The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm.
8 Nov

Gunpowder Plot
Robert Catesby, ringleader of the Gunpowder Plotters, is killed.