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What Happened in July 1610

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Historical Events

Battle of Klushino

Jul 4 Battle of Klushino: King Sigismund III's Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army defeats Russia and Sweden

King Sigismund III Vasa
  • Jul 5 John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland
Events in 1610

Famous Birthdays

  • Jul 4 Cornelis Evertsen the Elder, Dutch-Swiss vice-admiral, born in Flushing, Netherlands (d. 1666)
  • Jul 4 Paul Scarron, French writer (Virgile Travesti), born in Paris (d. 1660)
  • Jul 14 Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1670)
Born in 1610

Famous Deaths

  • Jul 18 Caravaggio [Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio], Italian painter (Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy), dies at 38

Famous Musicians

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