1611
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Years: 1608 1609 1610 - 1611 - 1612 1613 1614 |
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Decades: 1580s 1590s 1600s - 1610s - 1620s 1630s 1640s |
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Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
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1611 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar).
[edit] Events
- November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest is performed for the first time.
- Gustavus Adolphus becomes king of Sweden.
- Denmark attacks Sweden,
- Complete King James Version of the Bible is 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
[edit] Births
- January 28 - Johannes Hevelius, astronomer (died 1687)
- May 16 - Pope Innocent XI (died 1689)
- July 16 - Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (died 1644)
- September 1 - William Cartwright (died 1643)
- September 8 - Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (died 1671)
- September 11 - Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France (died 1675)
- November 1 - François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (died 1656)
See also Category:1611 births.
[edit] Deaths
- March 5 - Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese warlord and samurai (born 1533)
- June 8 - Jean Bertaut, French poet (born 1552)
- July 26 - Horio Yoshiharu, Japanese warlord (born 1542)
- August 2 - Kato Kiyomasa, Japanese warlord and samurai (born 1562)
- August 20 - Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish composer (born 1548)
- October 3 - Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (born 1554)
- October 30 - King Charles IX of Sweden (born 1550)
- Feardorcha mac Ceallach O Cellaigh, last King of Hy-Many, dies sometime after this year.
See also Category:1611 deaths.