1611 Calendar
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1611 Historical Event(s)
April 28, 1611
– Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the largest Catholic university in the world.
May 2, 1611
– King James Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
June 23, 1611
– The mutinous crew of Henry Hudson’s fourth voyage sets Henry, his son and seven loyal crew members adrift in an open boat in what is now Hudson Bay; they are never heard from again.
October 29, 1611
– Russian homage to the King of Poland, Sigismund III Vasa.
November 1, 1611
– William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
Who Were Born On 1611?
January 28, 1611
– Johannes Hevelius, Polish-born astronomer (d. 1687)
February 6, 1611
– Chongzhen Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1644)
March 1, 1611
– John Pell, English mathematician (d. 1685)
May 16, 1611
– Pope Innocent XI (d. 1689)
July 16, 1611
– Archduchess Cecilia Renata of Austria, Austrian-born Queen consort of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, wife of King Władysław IV Vasa (d. 1644)
August 18, 1611
– Ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. 1650)
September 8, 1611
– Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German classical scholar (d. 1671)
September 11, 1611
– Turenne, 3rd Marshal General of France (d. 1675)
November 1, 1611
– François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (d. 1656)