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1611 in History

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January 7, 1611 James Harrington, England, political author (Commonwealth of Oceans)
January 28, 1611 Johannes Hevelius, Danzig, astronomer (star cataloger)
February 8, 1611 Jan H Van Linschoten, traveller/writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies
February 19, 1611 Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)
March 4, 1611 George Abbot appointed archbishop of Canterbury
April 1, 1611 Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72
April 9, 1611 Giacomo Maria Predieri, composer
May 4, 1611 Carlo Rainaldi, composer
May 19, 1611 Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)
May 23, 1611 Matthias von Habsburg chosen king of Bohemia
June 1, 1611 Felician Schwab, composer
June 13, 1611 John Fabricius dedicates earliest sunspot publication
June 22, 1611 Henry Hudson & son set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers
June 22, 1611 Pablo Bruna, composer
June 23, 1611 Henry Hudson set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship Discovery & never seen again
August 9, 1611 Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth
August 11, 1611 Emperor Rudolf forces out king of Bohemia
August 27, 1611 Tomas L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies
October 11, 1611 Hugues de Lionne, Marquess de Berry, French ambassador to Rome
October 18, 1611 Valentin Strobel, composer

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