Major Events
- Jan 7 Francis Bacon becomes Lord Chancellor of England
- May 15 German astronomer Johannes Kepler discovers the third of his three planetary laws, the "harmonic law"
- May 23 Second Defenestration of Prague: Two Catholic Lords Regent and their secretary are thrown out of a window and amazingly are not seriously injured by the 70 foot (21m) fall. Triggers the Thirty Years' War.
- Jul 16 Captain John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain
- Jul 30 Prince Maurits' troops pull into Utrecht
- Sep 4 "Rodi" avalanche destroys Plurs, Switzerland, 1,500 killed
- Oct 29 English adventurer, writer and courtier Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against King James I of England
- Dec 11 The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Tsardom of Russia agree to the Truce of Deulino ending the Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618)
Did You Know?
English adventurer, writer and courtier Walter Raleigh is beheaded for allegedly conspiring against King James I of England
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