1619
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| Years: 1616 1617 1618 - 1619 - 1620 1621 1622 | |
| Decades: 1580s 1590s 1600s - 1610s - 1620s 1630s 1640s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1619 in literature 1619 in science | |
Events
- May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason.
- July 30 - In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time.
- 16 November - foundation of William Parker School, Hastings by the will of Rev William Parker.
- December 4 - Thirty-eight colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God (this is considered by some to be the first Thanksgiving in the Americas).
- Slaves are first brought to the Americas.
- Ferdinand II elected as Holy Roman Emperor.
- England establishes its first outpost in India.
- The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth reaches the height of its territorial extent.
Births
- February 24 - Charles Le Brun, French painter and art theorist
- March 6 - Cyrano de Bergerac, soldier, poet
Deaths
- March 4 - Anne of Denmark, Consort of James I of England
- March 13 - Richard Burbage, actor
- May 13 - Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch statesman
- August 30 - Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord
- Hans Lippershey, Dutch lensmaker (* 1570(?))
