1613 Events January–June January 11 - Workers in a sandpit, in the Dauphiné region of France , discover the skeleton of what is alleged to be a 30-foot tall man. January 21 - King James I of England successfully mediates the Treaty of Knäred between Denmark and Sweden . February 14 - Elizabeth , daughter of King James I of England , marries Frederick V, Elector Palatine . March 3 - An assembly of the Russian Empire elects Mikhail Romanov Tsar of Russia , and establishes the Romanov Dynasty , ending the Time of Troubles . March 27 - The first English child is born in Canada at Cuper's Cove , Newfoundland to Nicholas Guy . March 29 - Samuel de Champlain becomes the first unofficial Governor of New France . April 13 - Samuel Argall captures Algonquian princess Pocahontas in Passapatanzy, Virginia , to ransom her for some English prisoners held by her father . She is brought to Henricus as an hostage. June - At Jamestown , John Rolfe makes the first shipment of West Indian tobacco grown in Virginia to England. June 29 - Fire destroys London's famed Globe Theatre .July–December July - Algonquian princess Pocahontas meets English colonist John Rolfe in Henricus, Virginia during her captivity. Reverend Alexander Whitaker converts her to Christianity. She adopts the name Rebecca . July 28 - Gregor Richter, the chief pastor of Görlitz , denounces Jacob Boehme as a heretic, in his Sunday sermon. August 29 - The Sicilians under de Aragon defeat the trade fleet of the Ottoman Empire , ending the Battle of Cape Corvo . September 29 - The New River is opened, to supply London with drinking water from Hertfordshire . October 28 - Keichō embassy: Hasekura Tsunenaga sets out in the Date Maru with a Japanese diplomatic mission to the Holy See , first traveling to Acapulco in New Spain ; this follows soon after an agreement between Tokugawa Ieyasu and the East India Company , permitting English merchants to live and trade in Japan . November 3 - English royal favourite Robert Carr is created 1st Earl of Somerset . December 26 - The Earl of Somerset marries Frances Howard , following her divorce from Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex ; the event is the inspiration for John Donne's Eclogue .Date unknown The Ottoman Empire invades Hungary . A locust swarm destroys La Camarque, France. The territory of Kuwait is founded. Sultan Agung of Mataram takes the throne of the kingdom of Mataram on Java . Near Jamestown, Virginia , Sir Thomas Dale starts a settlement called Bermuda City, which later becomes part of Hopewell, Virginia . Births January–March January 14 - Pier Martire Armani , Italian painter January 15 - Giovanni Pietro Bellori , Italian art historian January 21 - George Gillespie , Scottish theologian February 2 * Noël Chabanel , Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons * William Thomas , Welsh Anglican bishop February 7 - Johannes Musaeus , German theologian February 24 - Mattia Preti , Italian painter February 28 - John Pearson , English theologian and scholar March 6 - Stjepan Gradić , Croatian philosopher and scientist * Anna Moroni , Italian educator March 11 - Francesco Caetani, 8th Duke of Sermoneta , Governor of the Duchy of Milan March 12 - André Le Nôtre , French landscape and garden designer March 19 - John Swinfen , English politician March 24 - Antonia of Württemberg , princess, literary figure, patron, and Christian Kabbalist March 28 - Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang , concubine of Qing Dynasty ruler Hong Taiji March 29 - Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy , French Bible translatorApril–June April 1 * Giulio Bartolocci , Italian Biblical scholar * Charles de Saint-Évremond , French soldier and writer April 7 - Gerrit Dou , Dutch painter April 18 - Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton , English soldier April 21 - Franciscus Plante , Dutch painter, chaplain April 29 - Christoph Bach , German musician May 9 - Mattias de' Medici , Italian noble May 10 - François Chauveau , French painter May 15 - George Seton, Lord Seton , Scottish noble May 31 - John George II, Elector of Saxony June 1 - William Wirich, Count of Daun-Falkenstein , German nobleman June 13 - Johann Ernst, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg June 16 - John Cleveland , English poetJuly–September July 15 - Gu Yanwu , Chinese philologist and geographer July 16 - Alderano Cybo , Catholic cardinal August 7 - William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz , Dutch stadtholder August 15 - Gilles Ménage , French scholar August 18 - Sir Thomas Peyton, 2nd Baronet , English politician August 20 - Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg , German poet composer and Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg August 24 - Bartholomew Holzhauser , German priest, founder of a religious community, visionary, writer of prophecies August 29 - John Jolliffe , English politician and businessman September 8 - Henri Albert de La Grange d'Arquien , Catholic cardinal September 15 - François de La Rochefoucauld , French writer September 19 - Sir John Norwich, 1st Baronet , English Member of Parliament September 25 - Claude Perrault , French architectOctober–December October 3 - Marion Delorme , French courtesan known for her relationships with the important men of her time October 12 - Jacques d'Arthois , Flemish painter October 13 * Luisa de Guzmán , Duchess of Braganza , queen consort of Portugal * Adriaan Heereboord , Dutch philosopher October 19 - Charles of Sezze , Italian Franciscan friar and saint October 28 - Edmund Bowyer , English politician November 5 - Isaac de Benserade , French poet November 12 - Sir Ralph Verney, 1st Baronet, of Middle Claydon , English Baronet November 16 - Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode November 20 - Tyman Oosdorp , Dutch Golden Age brewer and magistrate of Haarlem November 24 - John Knight , Member of the Parliament of England November 25 - Philip VII, Count of Waldeck-Wildungen December 4 Samuel Butler , English satirist December 10 - Izaak van Oosten , Flemish painter December 11 - Amar Singh Rathore , Rajput nobleman affiliated with the royal house of Marwar December 23 - Carl Gustaf Wrangel , Field Marshal of Sweden December 28 - Bullen Reymes , English courtier, diplomat and politicianDate unknown Henry Vane , English politician Khushal Khan Khattak , Afghan poetProbable Richard Crashaw , English poetDeaths January–July January 2 - Salima Sultan Begum , Empress of the Mughal Empire January 12 - George Blackwell , English Catholic archpriest January 18 - Antoon Claeissens , Flemish Baroque painter January 27 - Anna of Saxony , German noblewoman January 28 - Thomas Bodley , English diplomat and library founder February 14 - Juan García López-Rico , Spanish Catholic priest from the Trinitarian Order, founded the Order of Discalced Carmelites February 16 - Johannes Letzner , German Protestant priest and historian February 27 - Pietro Facchetti , Italian painter March 2 - Rudolph Snellius , Dutch linguist and mathematician March 13 - Giovanni Battista Caccini , Italian artist March 16 * Sigrid Sture , Swedish Governor * Ikeda Terumasa , Japanese daimyō March 23 - Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont , Spanish inventor March 27 - Sigismund Báthory , Prince of Transylvania April 27 - Robert Abercromby , Scottish Jesuit missionary June 3 - Allahverdi Khan , Georgian-born Iranian general June 8 - Cigoli , Italian painter June 15 - Magdalena Moons , Dutch heroineJuly–September July 2 - Bartholomaeus Pitiscus , German astronomer and mathematician July 19 - Nicolaus van Aelst , Flemish engraver July 20 - Sebastian Lubomirski , Polish-Lithuanian nobleman July 30 - Henry Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg August 1 * Francesco Grimaldi , Italian architect * Thomas Twyne , English actor August 7 - Thomas Fleming , English judge August 14 - David Lindsay , Scottish bishop August 18 - Giovanni Artusi , Italian composer August 22 - Dominicus Baudius , Dutch historian and poet August 25 - William Waldegrave , English Member of Parliament September 8 * Carlo Gesualdo , Italian composer * James Pemberton , British goldsmith September 14 - Thomas Overbury , English poet and essayistOctober–December October 9 - Henry Constable , English poet October 11 - John Petre, 1st Baron Petre , English politician and baron October 22 - Mathurin Régnier , French satirist October 26 - Johann Bauhin , Swiss botanist October 27 - Gabriel Báthory , Prince of Transylvania November 4 - Cristóbal Rodríguez Juárez November 16 - Trajano Boccalini , Italian satirist November 21 - Rose Lok , English Marian exile November 23 - Charles Philippe de Croÿ, Marquis d’Havré , Belgian noble and politician November 26 - Henry Berkeley, 7th Baron Berkeley December 6 - Anton Praetorius , German pastor December 7 - Simon VI, Count of Lippe , imperial count and ruler of the County of Lippe from 1563 until his death date unknown - Phung Khac Khoan , Vietnamese military strategist, politician, diplomat and poet * Beatrice Michiel , Venetian spy
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