Years: 1608 1609 1610 - 1611 - 1612 1613 1614

Decades: 1580s 1590s 1600s - 1610s - 1620s 1630s 1640s

Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century

Events

• November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time.
• Gustavus Adolphus becomes king of Sweden
• Denmark attacks Sweden
• King James Version of the Bible first published in England
• George Abbot becomes archbishop of Canterbury
• Johannes and David Fabricius discover sunspots
• End of the reign of Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan
• Emperor Go-Mizunoo ascends to the throne of Japan

Births

• January 28 - Johannes Hevelius, astronomer
• May 16 - Pope Innocent XI
• September 11 - Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne

Deaths

• March 5 - Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese daimyo and samurai
• August 2 - Kato Kiyomasa, Japanese daimyo and samurai
• June 8 - Jean Bertaut, French poet
• October 30 - Charles IX of Sweden