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Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century Decades: 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s - 1620s - 1630s - 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s Years: 1617 1618 1619 1620 1621 - 1622 - 1623 1624 1625 1626 1627 Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. February 8 - King James I of England disbands the English Parliament. March 22 - In the Jamestown massacre[?], Algonquian Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia (1/3 of the colony's population). Etienne Brulé[?] is the first European to see Lake Superior. Portugal loses control of the island of Ormuz[?], after 107 years. Albertus Magnus is beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. Births January 15 - Molière, French playwright November 18 - King Charles X of Sweden Deaths January 23 - William Baffin, explorer February 11 - Alfonso Fontanelli[?], composer May 20 - Osman II, sultan of Turkey Melchior Adam[?] - German divine and biographer.
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades: 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s - 1620s - 1630s - 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s
Years: 1617 1618 1619 1620 1621 - 1622 - 1623 1624 1625 1626 1627
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