What Happened in October 1616

Historical Events

Dirk Hartog Makes Landfall in Australia

Oct 25 Dutch East India Company ship "The Eendracht" makes landfall on Dirk-Hartog Island, the second European ship to visit the continent of Australia

An illustration of Dirk Hartog nailing the inscribed pewter plate in Dirk Hartog Island, Australia

Famous Birthdays

Oct 2 Andreas Gryphius, German lyric poet and dramatist, born in Glogau, Silesia (d. 1664)
Oct 20 Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)

Born in 1616

Famous Deaths

Oct 10 Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren, dies at 60
Oct 17 John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560)
Oct 23 Leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)

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What Happened in 1616

Dirk Hartog Makes Landfall in Australia
October 25, 1616