Today in History for Year 1611

Months in Year 1611: January February March April May June July August September October November

Historical Events

Events 1 - 9 of 9

Mar 4th - George Abbot appointed archbishop of Canterbury
Apr 14th - Word "telescope" is 1st used (Prince Federico Cesi)
Apr 28th - Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the oldest existing university in Asia and the largest Catholic university in the world.
May 23rd - Matthias von Habsburg chosen king of Bohemia
Jun 13th - John Fabricius dedicates earliest sunspot publication
Jun 22nd - Henry Hudson set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship Discovery & never seen again
Aug 11th - Emperor Rudolf forces out king of Bohemia
Oct 30th - Gustaaf II Adolf (17) becomes king of Sweden
Nov 1st - Shakespeare's romantic comedy "Tempest" 1st presented

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 18 of 18

Jan 7th - James Harrington, England, political author (Commonwealth of Oceans)
Jan 28th - Johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger)
Feb 6th - Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)
Feb 19th - Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)
Apr 9th - Giacomo Maria Predieri, composer
May 4th - Carlo Rainaldi, composer
May 19th - Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)
Jun 1st - Felician Schwab, composer
Jun 22nd - Pablo Bruna, composer
Jul 16th - Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Queen of Poland (d. 1644)
Aug 9th - Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth
Aug 18th - Ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. 1650)
Sep 8th - Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (d. 1671)
Sep 11th - Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France (d. 1675)
Oct 11th - Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome
Oct 18th - Valentin Strobel, composer
Nov 1st - François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (d. 1656)
Nov 3rd - Henry Ireton, English general/MP (Edgehill)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 9 of 9

Feb 8th - Jan H Van Linschoten, traveller/writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies
Mar 5th - Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1533)
Apr 1st - Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72
Jun 8th - Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)
Jul 26th - Horio Yoshiharu, Japanese warlord (b. 1542)
Aug 2nd - Kato Kiyomasa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1562)
Aug 27th - Tomés L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies
Oct 3rd - Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554)
Oct 30th - Karl IX, King of Sweden (1604-11), dies