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Years: 1614 1615 1616 - 1617 - 1618 1619 1620
Decades: 1580s 1590s 1600s - 1610s - 1620s 1630s 1640s
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1617 in literature 1617 in science

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths

Events

Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623).
Francesco Andreini's The Penitent Magdalene is published.
February 27 - Peace is reached between Russia and Sweden with the Treaty of Stolbova, ending the Ingrian War.

Births

Deaths

February 6 - Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist.
May 7 - David Fabricius, Frisian astronomer.
November 22 - Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor
John Napier - Scottish mathematician.
Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan

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