1613

Years: 1610 1611 1612 - 1613 - 1614 1615 1616
Decades: 1580s 1590s 1600s - 1610s - 1620s 1630s 1640s
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century

February 7 - An Assembly of the Russian Empire elects Mikhail Romanov to be Tsar of Russia, and establishes the Romanov Dynasty.
June 29 - Fire destroys London's Globe Theatre
Francesco Andreini's L'Adamo is published.
King James I of England successfully mediates the Peace of Knäred treaty between Denmark and Sweden.
The New River was opened, to supply London with drinking water from Hertfordshire
Adriaen Block's ship Tyger is destroyed by fire, forcing him and his crew to spend the winter on Manhattan
James I of England comdemns duels in his proclamation Against Private Challenges and Combats
Ottoman Empire invades Hungary
Locust swarm destroys La Camarque, France
Sultan Agung takes the throne of the kingdom of Mataram on Java.

January 28 - Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and library founder (b. 1545)
April 27 - Robert Abercromby, Scottish Jesuit missionary (b. 1532)
August 7 - Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)
August 18 - Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer
September 8 - Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (b. 1566)
September 15 - Thomas Overbury, English poet (murdered) (b. 1581)
November 16 - Trajano Boccalini, Italian satirist (b. 1556)
December 6 - Anton Praetorius, German pastor (b. 1560)
Phung Khac Khoan, Vietnamese military strategist, politician, diplomat and poet (b. 1528)

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