Dec 9 Baldassare Ferri, Italian castrato singer, born in Perugia, Italy (d. 1680) Dec 12 Basil of Ostrog [Saint Vasilije], Serbian Orthodox bishop, born in Mrkonjići (d. 1671) Dec 15 David Teniers the Younger, Flemish court painter (Theatrum Pictorium), born in Antwerp (d. 1690) Dec 18 Charles du Fresne du Cange, French scholar and philologist, born in Amiens, France (d. 1688) 1609 Famous Birthdays by Year 1611