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| Years: 1610 1611 1612 - 1613 - 1614 1615 1616 | |
| Decades: 1580s 1590s 1600s - 1610s - 1620s 1630s 1640s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1613 in literature 1613 in science | |
Events
- January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery.
- 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 Scotland 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
Births
- André Le Nôtre, French landscape gardener (died 1700)
- Claude Perrault, French architect (died 1688)
- Henry Vane, English politician (died 1662)
- Richard Crashaw, English religious poet (died 1649)
- François de la Rochefoucauld, French writer (died 1680)
Deaths
- April 27 - Robert Abercromby
- September 8 - Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer
- Thomas Overbury, English poet (born 1581)
- Thomas Bodley, English scholar and diplomat (born 1545)
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