Historical Events Return of Samuel de Champlain Jul 11 Samuel de Champlain returns to Quebec French Explorer Samuel de Champlain Famous Deaths Jul 20 Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier Jul 25 Andreas Libavius, German alchemist, dies Jun 1616 History by Year Aug 1616 What Happened in 1616 Dirk Hartog Makes Landfall in AustraliaOctober 25, 1616