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| Years: 1613 1614 1615 - 1616 - 1617 1618 1619 | |
| Decades: 1580s 1590s 1600s - 1610s - 1620s 1630s 1640s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century | |
Events
- Dirk Hartog lands on an island off the Western Australian coast
- Pocahontas arrives in England
- War between Venice and Austria
- Collegium Musicum founded in Prague
- Nicolaus Copernicus' De revolutionibus is placed on the Index of Forbidden Books by the Roman Catholic Church
Births
- May 24 - John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale, (d. 1682)
- May 25 - Carlo Dolci, Italian artist, (d. 1686)
- August 6 - John Higginson , English clergyman, (d. 1708)
- William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1693)
Deaths
- January 6 - Philip Henslowe, English theatre manager
- April 23 (Gregorian Calendar)- Miguel Cervantes, Spanish author.
- April 23 (Julian Calendar)/ May 3 (Gregorian Calendar) - William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet.
- August 7 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect
- Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japanese shogun
- Alexander Whitaker, Virgina Colony religious leader (drowned) (b. 1585)
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