What happened in 1612?

Battle of Moscow

Wars & Conflicts · Moscow

Series of two battles, which took place in Moscow, on September 1 and 3, 1612

Battle of Kringen

Wars & Conflicts · Otta

1612 battle

Battle of Cornul lui Sas

Wars & Conflicts

1612 battle

Siege of Älvsborg

Wars & Conflicts · Älvsborg

1612 siege

Battle of Vittsjö

Wars & Conflicts · Vittsjö

Battle in 1612 between Sweden and Denmark-Norway

Battle of Białą Cerkwią (1612)

Wars & Conflicts · Bila Tserkva

Battle of Swally

Wars & Conflicts · Suvali Beach

Part of Portuguese battles in the Indian Ocean (1612)

Raid on La Goulette

Wars & Conflicts · La Goulette

1612 Spanish raid on Tunisian port

Siege of Volokolamsk

Wars & Conflicts · Volokolamsk

1612 siege during the Polish–Muscovite War

Fort Aguada

Wars & Conflicts

seventeenth-century Portuguese fort in Goa

Christopher Clavius died

People · Rome

German astronomer and mathematician (1538–1612)

Jodocus Hondius I died

People · Amsterdam

Flemish-Dutch engraver and cartographer (1563–1612)

Isabel Barreto died

People · Castrovirreyna Province

Spanish sailor

Jonas Poole died

People · London

English sailor

James Hall died

People · Kingston upon Hull

English polar explorer

John Harington died

People · Somerset

English courtier, Queens godson and author

David van Goorle died

People · Koarnjum

Theologian and theoretical scientist

Gellio Sasceride died

People · Copenhagen

Danish astronomer

Christian Barnekow died

People · Jomfruens Egede

Danish noble, explorer and diplomat

Alonso de Escobar died

People · Buenos Aires

(1545-1612)

Cesario Gussago died

People · Ostiano

Italian composer

Murad IV born

People · Constantinople

Born in Constantinople. The 17th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1623–1640).

Anne Bradstreet born

People · Northampton

Born in Northampton. Anglo-American poet (1612–1672).

Antoine Arnauld born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French theologian, philosopher, mathematician (1612-1694).

Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron born

People · Denton Hall, Wharfedale

Born in Denton Hall, Wharfedale. Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War (1612-1671).

Wu Sangui born

People · Suizhong County

Born in Suizhong County. Chinese general and rebel (1612-1678).

Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn born

People · Bergen op Zoom

Born in Bergen op Zoom. Dutch linguist (1612–1653).

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose born

People · Montrose

Born in Montrose. Scottish nobleman, poet and soldier of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1612-1650).

Emperor Rudolf II died

People · Prague

Died in Prague. Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria (1552-1612).

Vasili IV of Russia died

People · Gostynin

Died in Gostynin. Tsar of Russia (1606–1610).

Anne Catherine of Brandenburg died

People · Copenhagen

Died in Copenhagen. Queen consort of Norway and Denmark.

Karin Månsdotter died

People · Liuksiala Manor

Died in Liuksiala Manor. Swedish queen consort (1550-1612).

Ernest of Bavaria died

People · Arnsberg

Died in Arnsberg. Roman Catholic bishop (1554-1612).

hôpital de la Pitié

Science & Technology

Former hospital in Paris, France

Jesuit Collegium in Orsha

Science & Technology · Vorsha

Former Catholic school in Belarus

Coats Island

Exploration & Discovery

Island in Nunavut, Canada

Ketchaoua Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Algiers, Algeria

Hadji Murad Mosque, Resen

Religion & Belief Systems · Resen

Cathedral of Archangel Michael, Ryazan

Religion & Belief Systems

San Carlo Borromeo parish church

Religion & Belief Systems · San Carlo

Church building in Poschiavo in the canton of the Grisons, Switzerland

Franciscan Monastery in Orša

Religion & Belief Systems

Church of the Holy Mandylion

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Yaroslavl, Russia

San Carlo al Corso

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Campo Marzio, Italy

Church of Saint Stephen in Vilnius

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Vilnius, Lithuania

Basilian Monastery of St. Nicholas in Krekhiv

Architecture & Engineering

Monastery

Saint Michael Archangel church, Prudnik

Architecture & Engineering · Farny Square in Prudnik

Church building in Prudnik, Poland

San Carlo Borromeo, Ferrara

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Ferrara, Italy

Group of Houses of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia

Architecture & Engineering

João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil

Sengaku-ji Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan

Fort Nassau

Architecture & Engineering · Moree

Fort on the Dutch Gold Coast, Ghana

Linyang Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist temple in Fuzhou

Fontana dell'Acqua Paola

Architecture & Engineering

Public fountain on the Janiculum hill in Rome, Italy

Bermuda founded

Empires & Countries · Hamilton

Bermuda was founded, with its capital at Hamilton.

Ginza founded

Empires & Countries

Ginza was founded.