Events

• January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31
• May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri
• December 26 - Shakespeare's King Lear performed in court
• Storm buries a village of St Ismail's near modern-day Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Britain
• The Treaty of Zsitva-Torok ends the Long War between the Habsburgs and the Ottomans in Hungary. The independence of Transylvania is recognized by both sides and Austria's annual tribute to the Ottoman Empire is abolished.
• First Union Flag created.
• The Jesuit Joannis Stribingius visits Latvia, describes Latvian mythology

January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Guy Fawkes Guido Fawkes (April 13, 1570—January 31, 1606), most commonly called Guy Fawkes, was a member of the group of Roman Catholic conspirators who attempted to carry out the Gunpowder Plot. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... Vasili IV of Russia (1552 – September 12, 1612) was the last Rurikid tsar of Russia between 1606 and 1610. ... False Dmitry I (ruled 1605-1606) was one of three pretenders to the Russian throne who claimed to be the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible, tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich, who had miraculously escaped the assasination attempt. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ... King Lear and the Fool in the Storm by William Dyce (1806-1864) King Lear is generally regarded as one of William Shakespeares greatest tragedies. ... Kidwelly (Welsh: Cydweli) is a town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the River Gwendraeth above Carmarthen Bay. ... Carmarthenshire (Welsh: Sir Gaerfyrddin) is a county in Wales. ... The Long War was fought between the Habsburgs and the Ottoman Empire from 1590 to 1606. ... Transylvania (Romanian: Transilvania or Ardeal, Hungarian: Erdély, German: Siebenbürgen, Serbian: Transilvanija, Turkish: Erdel, Slovak: Sedmohradsko or Transylvánia, Polish: Siedmiogród) forms the western and central parts of Romania. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (Ottoman Turkish for the Eternal State) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Constantinople (Ä°stanbul) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... Flag Ratio: 1:2 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland uses as its national flag the Royal Banner commonly known as the Union Flag or Union Jack. ... The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu/Jesu (S.J.) in Latin) is a Christian religious order of the Roman Catholic Church in direct service to the Pope. ... Latvian mythology as being Baltic mythology is very close to Lithuanian mythology Latvian mythology is based primarily off collections of folklore and song texts. ...

Births

• February 12 - John Winthrop, the Younger, Governor of Connecticut (died 1676)
• March 3 - Edmund Waller, English poet (died 1687)
• May 23 - Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)
• May 25 - Saint Charles Garnier, Jesuit missionary (died 1649)
• June 6 - Pierre Corneille, French author (died 1684)
• June 16 - Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (died 1675)
• June 19 - James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (died 1649)
• July 15 - Rembrandt, Dutch painter (died 1669)
• September 22 - Li Zicheng, Chinese rebel (died 1645)
• November 12 - Jeanne Mance, French settler in Montreal (died 1673)
• Richard Busby, English clergyman (died 1695)
• Leonard Calvert, governor of Baltimore (died 1647)
• Edmund Castell, English orientalist (died 1685)
• William Davenant, English poet and playwright (died 1668)
• Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester (died 1680)
• Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, Italian architect and painter (died 1680)
• Thomas Harrison, English puritan soldier and Fifth Monarchist (died 1660)
• Thomas Herbert, English traveller and historian (died 1682)
• John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor (died 1685)
• Pierre du Ryer, French dramatist (died 1658)
• Joachim von Sandrart, German art-historian and painter (died 1688)
• Tokugawa Tadanaga, Japanese nobleman (died 1633)
• Thomas Washbourne, English clergyman and poet (died 1687)

February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... John Winthrop (February 12, 1606-April 5, 1676), generally known as John Winthrop the Younger, was governor of Connecticut. ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Edmund Waller (March 3, 1606 – October 21, 1687) was an English poet. ... Events March 19 - The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (May 23, 1606 in Madrid – September 8, 1682 in Vigevano) was a Spanish Catholic ecclesiastic and writer. ... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... Saint Charles Garnier born in Paris on May 25, 1606 was a Jesuit missionary, martyred in Canada on December 7, 1649. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... Pierre Corneille (June 6, 1606–October 1, 1684) was one of the three great dramatists produced by France during the 17th century, along with Molière and Racine. ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall (June 16, 1606) - (March 18, 1675) was an Irish nobleman and soldier. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim August 10 - Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton (June 19, 1606 - March 9, 1649), Scottish nobleman, son of James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, and of the Lady Anne Cunningham, daughter of the earl of Glencairn, was born on 19 June 1606. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history (together with Pieter Paul Rubens), and the most important United Provinces (Netherlands) painter of the seventeenth century. ... // Events Samuel Pepys stopped writing his diary. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... Lǐ Zìchéng (李自成) (September 22, 1606 - 1645), born Li Hóngjī (鴻基), was a rebel in late Ming China who proclaimed himself Chuǎng Wáng (闖王), or The Roaming King. Born in Mizhi District (米脂縣), Yanan Subprefecture (延安府), Shaanxi, Li grew up as a shepherd. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... Jeanne Mance (November 12, 1606 - June 18, 1673) was a French settler in Montreal. ... Events The English Test Act was passed. ... Richard Busby (1606 - 1695) was an English clergyman, and headmaster of Westminster School. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... Leonard Calvert (1606 - 1647) was the younger son of George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore. ... // Events March 14 - Thirty Years War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. ... Edmund Castell (1606-1685) was an English orientalist. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... William Davenant Sir William Davenant (February, 1606 - April 7, 1668), also spelled DAvenant, was an english poet and playwright. ... // Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ... Henry Pierrepont, 2nd Earl of Kingston-upon-Hull and 1st marquess of Dorchester (1606 - December 8, 1680), was member of parliament for Nottinghamshire, and was called to the House of Lords as Baron Pierrepont in 1641. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (1606 - November 28, 1680), Italian architect and painter, named Il Bolognese from the place of his birth, was a relative of the Caracci family, under whom it is presumed he studied first. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... Thomas Harrison (1606 - October 14, 1660) was a Puritan soldier and later a leader of the Fifth monarchy men. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... Sir Thomas Herbert (1606 - 1682), traveller and historian, belonged to an old Yorkshire family, studied at Oxford and Cambridge, and went in connection with an embassy to Persia, of which, and of other Oriental countries, he published a description. ... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor (1606-1685) succeeded his father, Richard Robartes, as Baron Robartes of Truro in May 1634. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... Pierre du Ryer (1606 - November 6, 1658), was a French dramatist. ... Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by... Joachim von Sandrart, self portrait c. ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... Tokugawa Tadanaga (徳川忠長: 1606–1633) was a grandson of Ieyasu (the first), son of Hidetada (the second) and younger brother of Iemitsu (the third Tokugawa shogun of Japan). ... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... Thomas Washbourne (1606-1687) was an English clergyman and poet, known for his 1654 book Divine Poems. ... Events March 19 - The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River. ...

Deaths

• January 30 - Everard Digby, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (born 1578)
• January 30 - Robert Wintour, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (born 1565)
• January 31 - Guy Fawkes, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (born 1570)
• January 31 - Thomas Wintour, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (born 1571)
• January 31 - Ambrose Rokewood, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (born 1578)
• March 23 - Justus Lipsius, Flemish philologian and humanist (born 1547)
• April 3 - Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devon (born 1563)
• May 3 - Henry Garnet, English Jesuit (born 1555)
• October 5 - Philippe Desportes, French poet (born 1546)
• October 8 - Johan of Nassau, brother of William I of Orange (born 1535)
• November 20 - (burial date) John Lyly, English writer (born 1553)
• François de Bar, French scholar (born 1538)
• False Dmitry I, pretender to the Russian throne
• Leonhard Lechner, German composer and music editor (born 1553)
• Carel van Mander, Dutch painter and poet (born 1548)
• Akaza Naoyasu, Japanese nobleman
• Jean Nicot, French diplomat and scholar (born 1530)
• Nicolaus Taurellus, German philosopher and theologian (born 1547)
• Gaspar de Zuniga y Azevedo, Spanish colonial administrator and viceroy of Mexico (born 1540)