Explore 49 historical events from 1610–1619.
The siege of Osaka was a series of battles undertaken by the Japanese Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction. Divided into two stages,…
Siege of Osaka: Forces under Tokugawa Ieyasu take Osaka Castle in Japan
Adriaan van Roomen, also known as Adrianus Romanus, was a mathematician, professor of medicine and medical astrologer from the Duchy of Brabant in the Habsburg Netherlands who was…
Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish priest and mathematician (born 1561)
Sir Henry Bromley was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1584 and 1604. He was imprisoned twice due to his political activ…
Henry Bromley, English politician (born 1560)
Sanada Nobushige , also known as Sanada Yukimura , was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was especially known as the leading general on the defending side of the…
Sanada Yukimura, Japanese samurai (born 1567)
The Wignacourt Aqueduct is a 17th-century aqueduct in Malta, which was built by the Order of Saint John to carry water from springs in Dingli and Rabat to the newly built capital c…
The Wignacourt Aqueduct (pictured) in Malta was inaugurated, and was used to carry water to Valletta for about 300 years
Bertholet Flemalle, Flemal, or Flamael (1614–1675) was a Liège Baroque painter.
Bertholet Flemalle, Flemish Baroque painter (died 1675)
Christoph Bach was a German musician of the Baroque period. He was the grandfather of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Christoph Bach, German musician (died 1661)
Johann George II was the Elector of Saxony from 1656 to 1680. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin.
John George II, Elector of Saxony (died 1680)
Robert Abercromby, whose surname was also spelled as Abrecromby and Abercrombie, and was known by such pseudonyms as Robert Sandiesoun and Sanders Robertson, was a Scottish Jesuit …
Robert Abercromby, Scottish priest and missionary (born 1532)
Frans Janszoon Post was a painter during the Dutch Golden Age. He was the first European artist to paint landscapes of the Americas, during and after the period of Dutch Brazil. In…
Frans Post, Dutch painter (died 1680)
Miyamoto Musashi was a Japanese swordsman, strategist, artist, and writer who became renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship and undefeated record in hi…
Sword duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro on the shores of Ganryū Island
Sasaki Kojirō was a Japanese swordsman who may have lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods and is known primarily for the story of his duel with Miyamoto Musashi i…
Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese master swordsman (born 1575)
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury was an English statesman and alleged spymaster noted for his direction of the government during the Union of the Crowns, as Tudor England gave w…
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (born 1563)
The University of Santo Tomas, officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines or colloquially as Ustê, is a private Catho…
Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, the Catholic University of the Philippines and the
The King James Version (KJV), also known as the King James Bible (KJB) and the Authorized Version, is an Early Modern English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of E…
The King James Version of the Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker
Pope Innocent XI, born Benedetto Odescalchi, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 21 September 1676 until his death on 12 August 1689.
Pope Innocent XI (died 1689)
The University of Santo Tomas, officially the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines or colloquially as Ustê, is a private Catho…
The University of Santo Tomas (seminary building pictured) in Manila, one of the oldest existing universities in Asia an
Henry IV, also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from…
Henry IV of France is assassinated by Catholic zealot François Ravaillac, and Louis XIII ascends the throne
London's Love to Prince Henry, was a pageant on the River Thames organised by the city of London for the investiture of Prince Henry as Prince of Wales.
The pageant London's Love to Prince Henry on the River Thames celebrates the creation of Prince Henry as Prince of Wales
Pope Alexander VIII, born Pietro Vito Ottoboni, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 October 1689 to his death in February 1691. He is the most rece…
Pope Alexander VIII (died 1691)
Stefano della Bella was an Italian draughtsman and printmaker known for etchings of a great variety of subjects, including military and court scenes, landscapes, and lively genre s…
Stefano della Bella, Italian engraver and etcher (died 1664)
Matteo Ricci was an Italian Jesuit priest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions. He created the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, a 1602 map of the world written in Chine…
Matteo Ricci, Italian priest and mathematician (born 1552)
Henry IV, also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from…
Henry IV of France (born 1553)
Tomás Sánchez was a 16th-century Spanish Jesuit and famous casuist.
Thomas Sanchez, Spanish priest and theologian (born 1550)