Decades: 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s - 1620s - 1630s - 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s
Years: 1617 1618 1619 1620 1621 - 1622 - 1623 1624 1625 1626 1627
Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. February 8 - King James I of England disbands the English Parliament. March 22 - In the Jamestown massacre, Algonquian Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia (1/3 of the colony's population). Étienne Brûlé is the first European to see Lake Superior. Portugal loses control of the island of Ormuz, after 107 years. Albertus Magnus is beatified by the Roman Catholic Church. Year in topic 1622 in literature 1622 in science Births January 15 - Molière, French playwright November 18 - King Charles X of Sweden Deaths January 23 - William Baffin, explorer February 11 - Alfonso Fontanelli, composer May 20 - Osman II, sultan of Turkey Melchior Adam - German divine and biographer.
