What happened in 1616?
40 recorded events in 1616, including 16 in people, 8 in architecture & engineering and 8 in exploration & discovery.
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Wars & Conflicts 2
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transition from Ming to Qing
Transition between two major dynasties in Chinese history between 1618 and 1683
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Battle of Kaffa
1616 battle
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Loudun
1616 peace treaty
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People 16
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Jacob Le Maire died
Dutch mariner and explorer (c.1585–1616)
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Yonten Gyatso died
4th Dalai Lama of Tibet (1589-1616)
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William Shakespeare died
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
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Francis Beaumont died
English playwright (1584–1616)
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Andreas Libavius died
16th century German doctor and chemist
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Pierre-Olivier Malherbe died
French explorer
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Johannes Fabricius died
German astronomer
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Johannes Praetorius died
German astronomer and mathematician (1537-1616)
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Paolo Antonio Foscarini died
Italian scientist and astronomer
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Battista Antonelli died
Italian engineer
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Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi died
Moroccan writer
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Helisaeus Roeslin died
German astronomer
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Joan Binimelis died
Spanish writer
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Johann Burchart died
Baltic German pharmacist (1546-1616)
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John Wallis born
Born in Ashford. English mathematician (*1616 – †1703).
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Andreas Gryphius born
Born in Głogów. German poet and dramatist (1616–1664).
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Exploration & Discovery 8
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Ellesmere Island
Part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut
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Devon Island
Island in Nunavut, Canada
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Bylot Island
Uninhabited island off Baffin Island in Nunavut Territory, Canada
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Edgeøya
Third-largest island of the Svalbard archipelago
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Rangiroa
Island in French Polynesia
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Manihi
Atoll in French Polynesia
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Takaroa
Island in French Polynesia
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Takapoto
Island in French Polynesia
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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Ibrahim Pasha Mosque
Mosque in Bulgaria
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Al-Burdayni Mosque
Mosque in Egypt
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Deserto
Hermitage, convent and shrine in Varazze, Italy
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Architecture & Engineering 8
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Royal Convent of La Encarnación
Baroque monastery in Madrid (Spain)
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Santa Maria Egiziaca a Pizzofalcone, Naples
Church
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San Carlo alle Mortelle
Church
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Palazzo Albertoni Spinola
Building in Rome, Italy
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San Giuseppe Church
Church in Milan, Italy
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Oosterkerk
Historic church building in Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands
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Mother Church of Saint George martyr
Church building in Caccamo, Italy
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Santi Cosma e Damiano ai Banchi Nuovi
Building in Naples, Italy
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Empires & Countries 2
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Later Jin (1616-1636) founded
Later Jin (1616-1636) was founded, with its capital at Shenyang.
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Sirmoor State founded
Sirmoor State was founded, with its capital at Nahan.
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