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Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades: 1550s - 1560s - 1570s - 1580s - 1590s - 1600s - 1610s - 1620s - 1630s - 1640s - 1650s
Years: 1610 - 1611 - 1612 - 1613 - 1614 - 1615 - 1616 - 1617 - 1618 - 1619 - 1620
[edit] 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
- 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
Gov. Sir Thomas Dale arrives at Jamestown from England announcing new rules called "Laws Divine, Morall and Martial."
- Thomas Dale founds the city of Henricus on the James River a few miles south of present day Richmond, Virginia
