What happened in 1617?
39 recorded events in 1617, including 16 in people, 9 in architecture & engineering and 5 in politics & government.
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Wars & Conflicts 2
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Polish–Swedish War of 1617-18
Phase of the Polish-Swedish war
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Prince Władysław's March on Moscow
Military conflict (1617–1618)
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Politics & Government 5
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Treaty of Stolbovo
1617 peace treaty that ended the Ingrian War between the Swedish and the Russian Empires
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Peace of Busza
1617 treaty between Poland-Lithuania and the Ottoman Empire
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Oñate treaty
Oñate treaty (Politics & Government).
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Treaty of Madrid
1617 peace treaty between Venice and the Habsburg Monarchy
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Treaty of Pavia
1617 treaty between Spain and Savoy
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People 16
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John Napier died
Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (1550–1617)
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David Fabricius died
German astronomer
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Thomas Coryat died
English traveller and writer of the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean age
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Giovanni Antonio Magini died
Italian mathematician, cartographer and astronomer (1555–1617)
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Fausto Veranzio died
Humanist and bishop
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François d'Aguilon died
Architect, mathematician, physicist (1567-1617)
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Bernardino Baldi died
Italian mathematician and poet (1553–1617)
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Amador Báez de Alpoim died
Portuguese nobleman
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John Layfield died
English scholar and translator
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Tarquinia Molza died
Italian singer and composer
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Giovanni Bassano died
Italian composer
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Giuliano Paratico died
Italian musician
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Elias Ashmole born
Born in Lichfield. English antiquarian, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and alchemist (1617-1692).
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Yun Hyu born
Born in Seoul. Joseon scholar & civil servant (1617–1680).
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Ralph Cudworth born
Born in Aller. English clergyman, theologian, philosopher, and Cambridge Platonist (1617–88).
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Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach born
Born in Karlsburg Castle. Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1617-1677).
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Exploration & Discovery 3
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Nordaustlandet
Island in the Svalbard archipelago
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Kong Karls Land
Island group
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Kongsøya
Island of Svalbard
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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Šiauliai Cathedral
Šiauliai Cathedral (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Avdić Mosque, Plana
Mosque in Plana
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Nostra Signora del Carmine Sanctuary
Sanctuary in Lavagna, Italy
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Architecture & Engineering 9
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Jesuit Church, Molsheim
Church located in Bas-Rhin, in France
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Church of St. Mary Magdalen
Church building in Bordighera, Italy
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San Giovanni dei Napoletani (Palermo)
Church
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Church of San Agustín
Church building in Quito, Ecuador
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San Pietro in Valle, Fano
XVII century baroque church in Fano, Pesaro-Urbino
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Santa Maria della Pietà
Church in Prato, Tuscany, Italy
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Oratory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Parma
Church building in Parma, Italy
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Propositura di San Marcello
Building in San Marcello Pistoiese, Italy
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Sant'Ignazio, Busseto
Roman Catholic church
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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First Dutch Academy
First Dutch Academy (Sports & Entertainment).
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