Explore 99 historical events from 1610–1619.
The Raid on Żejtun, also known as The Last Attack, was the last major attack made by the Ottoman Empire against Hospitaller-ruled Malta. The attack took place in July 1614, when ra…
Raid on Żejtun: The south east of Malta, and the town of Żejtun, suffer a raid from Ottoman forces. This was the last…
Bertholet Flemalle, Flemal, or Flamael (1614–1675) was a Liège Baroque painter.
Bertholet Flemalle, Flemish Baroque painter (died 1675)
John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse was an English nobleman, Royalist officer and Member of Parliament, notable for his role during and after the Civil War. He suffered a long spell …
John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse
Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, PC was an Anglo-Irish royalist statesman. After short periods as President of the Council of State and Treasurer of the Navy, he served as Lo…
Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, Irish-English politician (died 1686)
Bonaventura Peeters (I) or Bonaventura Peeters the Elder (23 July 1614 – 25 July 1652) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman and etcher. He became one of the leading marine artists in…
Bonaventura Peeters the Elder, Flemish painter (died 1652)
Isaac Casaubon was a classical scholar and philologist, first in France and then later in England.
Isaac Casaubon, French philologist and scholar (born 1559)
Camillus de Lellis, M.I., was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Camillians, a religious order dedicated to the care of the sick. He was beatified by Pope Benedict XIV in t…
Camillus de Lellis, Italian priest and saint (born 1550)
Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton was an English aristocrat and courtier. He was suspected throughout his life of being Roman Catholic, and went through periods of royal disfav…
Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton, English courtier and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1540)
Mirza Raja Man Singh I was the 24th Kachawaha ruler of the Kingdom of Amber from 1589 to 1614. For the Mughals, he also served as the foremost imperial Subahdar of Bihar Subah from…
Man Singh I, Rajput Raja of Amer (born 1550)
Pierre de Bourdeille, called the seigneur et abbé de Brantôme, was a French memoirist, soldier and biographer.
Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, French soldier, historian and author (born 1540)
The Ottoman Empire, historically also known as the Turkish Empire or Turkey, was a state that spanned much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century to…
The Ottoman Empire made a final attempt to conquer the island of Malta, but were repulsed by the Knights Hospitaller.
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)
John Cleveland was an English poet who supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. He was best known for political satire.
John Cleveland, English poet and educator (died 1658)
Gu Yanwu was a Chinese historian, philologist, and poet. After failing to pass the civil service examination and after surviving the upheaval of the Qing conquest of the Ming dynas…
Gu Yanwu, Chinese philologist and geographer (died 1682)
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing co…
The Globe Theatre in London, built by William Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, burns to the gr
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)
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing co…
The original Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground after a cannon employed for special effects misfired during a
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
John Albert Vasa was a Polish cardinal, and a Prince-Bishop of Warmia and Kraków. He was the son of Sigismund III Vasa and Constance of Austria.
John Albert Vasa, Polish cardinal (died 1634)
Murad IV was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640, known both for restoring the authority of the state and for the brutality of his methods. Murad IV was born in Cons…
Murad IV, Ottoman Sultan (died 1640)
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)