In history, year 1611 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1611.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1611:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 28 april | The University of Santo Tomas in Manila, one of the oldest existing universities in Asia and one of the world's largest Catholic Universities in terms of enrollment, was founded. |
| 02 may | Robert Barker, the King's Printer, made the first printing ofthe Authorized King James Version of the Bible. |
| 01 november | The first recorded performance of William Shakespeare's playThe Tempest was held at the Palace of Whitehall in London, exactly sevenyears after the first certainly known performance of his tragedy Othellowas held in the same building. |
| 30 October | Gustaf II Adolf became King of Sweden at the age of 17. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1611:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 01 November | François-Marie / Actor / Italy |
| 01 March | John Pell / Mathematician / United Kingdom |
| 08 September | Johann Friedrich Gronovius / Scholar / Germany |
| 11 September | Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne / General / France |
| 25 March | Evliya Çelebi / Turk Traveller / Turkey |
| 28 January | Johannes Hevelius / Politician / Poland |