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| Years: 1614 1615 1616 - 1617 - 1618 1619 1620 | |
| Decades: 1580s 1590s 1600s - 1610s - 1620s 1630s 1640s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century | |
Events
- Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623).
- Francesco Andreini's The Penitent Magdalene is published.
- February 27 - Peace is reached between Russia and Sweden with the Treaty of Stolbovo, ending the Ingrian War. Sweden gains Ingermanland and Karelia.
Births
- January 6 - Kristoffer Gabel
- November 19 - Eustache Le Sueur, painter
- Gerard Terborch, Dutch painter
Deaths
- February 6 - Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist
- April 4 - John Napier, Scottish mathematician
- April 5 - Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer
- May 7 - David Fabricius, Frisian astronomer
- November 22 - Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor
- Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan
- Hendrik Goltzius, Dutch painter (b. 1558)
- Pocahontas, Algonquian Indian princess
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