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Historical Events for the Year 1611

• 28th April » Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the largest Catholic university in the world.
• 2nd May » The King James Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
• 17th August » Gaspar de Borja y Velasco is made a cardinal by Pope Paul V.
• 29th October » Russian homage to the King of Poland, Sigismund III Vasa.

Famous Birthdays in 1611

• 28th January » Johannes Hevelius, Polish astronomer and politician (d. 1687)
• 6th February » Chongzhen Emperor of China (d. 1644)
• 1st March » John Pell, English mathematician (d. 1685)
• 16th May » Pope Innocent XI (d. 1689)
• 16th July » Cecilia Renata of Austria (d. 1644)
• 18th August » Marie Louise Gonzaga, French wife of John II Casimir Vasa (d. 1650)
• 8th September » Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German scholar and critic (d. 1671)
• 1st November » François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-French commander (d. 1656)

Famous Deaths in History for 1611

• 26th February » Antonio Possevino, Italian diplomat (b. 1533)
• 5th March » Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese daimyo (b. 1533)
• 8th June » Jean Bertaut, French poet (b. 1552)
• 26th July » Horio Yoshiharu, Japanese daimyo (b. 1542)
• 2nd August » Katō Kiyomasa, Japanese daimyo (b. 1562)
• 20th August » Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish priest and composer (b. 1548)
• 3rd October » Charles, Duke of Mayenne (b. 1554)
• 30th October » Charles IX of Sweden (b. 1550)

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