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| Years: 1605 1606 1607 - 1608 - 1609 1610 1611 | |
| Decades: 1570s 1580s 1590s - 1600s - 1610s 1620s 1630s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century | |
Events
- March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia
- July 3 - Quebec City founded by Samuel de Champlain.
- August 24 - The first official English representative to India lands at Surat.
- October 2 - Dutch lensmaker Hans Lippershey demonstrates the first telescope in the Dutch parliament
- Swedish troops enter Moscow
- First cheques come to use in Netherlands
- Jesuits take over in Paraguay
Births
- July 13 - Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
- December 9 - John Milton, English poet (d. 1674)
Deaths
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