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| Years: 1609 1610 1611 - 1612 - 1613 1614 1615 | |
| Decades: 1580s 1590s 1600s - 1610s - 1620s 1630s 1640s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1612 in literature 1612 in science | |
Events
- January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
- Antonius Magirus's Koock-boeck ofte Familieren kevken-boeck is published.
- Popular uprising in Moscow expels Polish troops.
- Trial of the witches in Pendle, Lancashire is held.
Births
- Thomas Fairfax, English general, commander in chief of the Parliamentary army in the English Civil War (d. 1671)
- Samuel Butler, English satirist (d. 1680)
- Anne Bradstreet, English-born American poet (d. 1672)
- Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, French colonial missionary and first governor of Montréal (d. 1676)
- Antoine Arnauld, French theologian (d. 1694)
- James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish soldier (d. 1650)
Deaths
- May 24 - Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman and minister (b. 1563)
- August 12 - Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer (b. c. 1555)
- November 6 - Henry, Prince of Wales
- Ahmed I - Ottoman emperor
- Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian poet (b. 1538)
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