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| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
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Events
- June 23 - Henry Hudson's crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat
- November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time.
- Gustavus Adolphus becomes king of Sweden
- Denmark attacks Sweden
- Complete King James Version of the Bible first published in England
- George Abbot becomes archbishop of Canterbury
- Johannes and David Fabricius discover sunspots
- End of the reign of Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan
- Emperor Go-Mizunoo ascends to the throne of Japan
- Thomas Dale founds the city of Henricus on the James River a few miles south of present day Richmond, Virginia
Births
- January 28 - Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (d. 1687)
- May 16 - Pope Innocent XI (d. 1689)
- July 16 - Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland
- September 8 - Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (d. 1671)
- September 11 - Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France (d. 1675)
- November 1 - François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (d. 1656)
Deaths
- March 5 - Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1533)
- June 8 - Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)
- July 26 - Horio Yoshiharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1542)
- August 2 - Kato Kiyomasa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1562)
- August 20 - Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish composer (b. 1548)
- October 3 - Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554)
- October 30 - King Charles IX of Sweden (b. 1550)
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