What happened in 1617?

Polish–Swedish War of 1617-18

Wars & Conflicts · Duchy of Livonia

Phase of the Polish-Swedish war

Prince Władysław's March on Moscow

Wars & Conflicts · Russia

Military conflict (1617–1618)

Battle of Playa Honda

Wars & Conflicts · Botolan

1617 naval battle

Battle of Ragusa

Wars & Conflicts · Dubrovnik

1617 naval battle

Battle of Cape Palos

Wars & Conflicts · Cape Palos

1617 naval battle of the Spanish–Algerian conflicts

Sack of Madeira

Wars & Conflicts · Madeira

1617 slave raid

Treaty of Stolbovo

Politics & Government

1617 peace treaty that ended the Ingrian War between the Swedish and the Russian Empires

Peace of Busza

Politics & Government

1617 treaty between Poland-Lithuania and the Ottoman Empire

Oñate treaty

Politics & Government

Treaty of Madrid

Politics & Government · Madrid

1617 peace treaty between Venice and the Habsburg Monarchy

Treaty of Pavia

Politics & Government · Pavia

1617 treaty between Spain and Savoy

John Napier died

People · Edinburgh

Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (1550–1617)

David Fabricius died

People · Osteel

German astronomer

Thomas Coryat died

People · Surat

English traveller and writer of the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean age

Giovanni Antonio Magini died

People · Bologna

Italian mathematician, cartographer and astronomer (1555–1617)

Fausto Veranzio died

People · Venice

Humanist and bishop

François d'Aguilon died

People · Antwerp

Architect, mathematician, physicist (1567-1617)

Bernardino Baldi died

People · Urbino

Italian mathematician and poet (1553–1617)

Amador Báez de Alpoim died

People · Buenos Aires

Portuguese nobleman

John Layfield died

People · London

English scholar and translator

Tarquinia Molza died

People · Modena

Italian singer and composer

Giovanni Bassano died

People · Venice

Italian composer

Giuliano Paratico died

People · Brescia

Italian musician

Elias Ashmole born

People · Lichfield

Born in Lichfield. English antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist (1617-1692).

Yun Hyu born

People · Seoul

Born in Seoul. Joseon scholar & civil servant (1617–1680).

Ralph Cudworth born

People · Aller

Born in Aller. English clergyman, theologian, philosopher, and Cambridge Platonist (1617–88).

Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach born

People · Karlsburg Castle

Born in Karlsburg Castle. Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1617-1677).

Go-Yōzei died

People · Kyoto

Died in Kyoto. Emperor of Japan from 1586 to 1611.

Adil Giray born

People · Karnobat

Born in Karnobat. Khan of the Crimean Khanate.

Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau died

People · Hohensalzburg Fortress

Died in Hohensalzburg Fortress. Prince-archbishop of Salzburg between 1587 and 1612 (1559–1617).

Anthony I of Kongo born

People · Kingdom of Kongo

Born in Kingdom of Kongo. King of the kingdom of Kongo.

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne born

People · Colchester

Born in Colchester. English aristocrat, prolific writer, and scientist.

Nordaustlandet

Exploration & Discovery

Island in the Svalbard archipelago

Kong Karls Land

Exploration & Discovery

Island group

Kongsøya

Exploration & Discovery

Island of Svalbard

Šiauliai Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Avdić Mosque, Plana

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Plana

Nostra Signora del Carmine Sanctuary

Religion & Belief Systems

Sanctuary in Lavagna, Italy

Santa Donna Regina Nuova

Religion & Belief Systems

Church

La Clerecía

Religion & Belief Systems · Calle Compañía, Salamanca

Cultural property in Salamanca, Spain

Selendrův sloup

Religion & Belief Systems

Santuario di San Camillo de Lellis

Religion & Belief Systems

Sanctuary in Bucchianico (CH), Italy

Kapuzinerkloster Meran

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Merano, Italy

Chapelle Saint-François d'Enghien

Religion & Belief Systems · Enghien

Chapel in Enghien, Belgium

castle chapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Böttstein Castle

Chapel in Böttstein castle in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Rinsen-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Buddhist temple of the Sōtō sect in Yonezawa, Japan

Zenkyū-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Higashi-Ikō, Adachi-ku

Tōmyō-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Kita-Ueno, Taitō-ku

Ten'ei-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Honkomagome, Bunkyō-ku

Jesuit Church, Molsheim

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Bas-Rhin, in France

Church of St. Mary Magdalen

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bordighera, Italy

San Giovanni dei Napoletani (Palermo)

Architecture & Engineering

Church

Church of San Agustín

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Quito, Ecuador

San Pietro in Valle, Fano

Architecture & Engineering

XVII century baroque church in Fano, Pesaro-Urbino

Santa Maria della Pietà

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Prato, Tuscany, Italy

Oratory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Parma

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Parma, Italy

Propositura di San Marcello

Architecture & Engineering · San Marcello Pistoiese

Building in San Marcello Pistoiese, Italy

Sant'Ignazio, Busseto

Architecture & Engineering

Roman Catholic church

Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan

Kunōzan Tōshō-gū

Architecture & Engineering

Shinto shrine in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Hirosaki Tōshō-gū

Architecture & Engineering

Shinto shrine in Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Surp Garabet Church

Architecture & Engineering

Armenian church in Üsküdar, Istanbul

Llotja del Cànem

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural property in Castellón de la Plana, Spain

First Dutch Academy

Sports & Entertainment