1613 Calendar Year - Print Calendar

Historical Events for the Year 1613

• 21st February » Michael I of Russia known as Mikhail I is unanimously elected Tsar by a Zemsky Sobor e.g national assembly, beginning the Romanov dynasty of Imperial Russia.
• 13th April » Samuel Argall captures Native American princess Pocahontas in Passapatanzy, Virginia to ransom her for some English prisoners held by Chief Powhatan named her father. She is brought to Henricus as hostage.
• 2nd July » The first Kingdom of England called English expedition from Massachusetts against Acadia led by Samuel Argall takes place.

Famous Birthdays in 1613

• 2nd February » Noël Chabanel, French missionary (d. 1649)
• 12th March » André Le Nôtre, French gardener and architect (d. 1700)
• 28th March » Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang of China (d. 1688)
• 7th April » Gerrit Dou, Dutch painter (d. 1675)
• 19th April » Christoph Bach (musician) e.g Christoph Bach, German pianist (d. 1661)
• 31st May » John George II, Elector of Saxony (d. 1680)
• 16th June » John Cleveland, English poet (d. 1658)
• 15th July » Gu Yanwu, Chinese philologist and geographer (d. 1682)
• 15th August » Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (d. 1692)
• 20th August » Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg (d. 1676)
• 15th September » François de La Rochefoucauld (writer) called François de La Rochefoucauld, French author (d. 1680)
• 13th October » Luisa de Guzmán, Spanish wife of John IV of Portugal (d. 1666)
• 5th November » Isaac de Benserade, French poet (d. 1691)
• 23rd December » Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish field marshal and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (d. 1676)

Famous Deaths in History for 1613

• 28th January » Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and scholar, founded the Bodleian Library (b. 1545)
• 27th April » Robert Abercromby (missionary) named Robert Abercromby, Scottish priest and missionary (b. 1532)
• 7th August » Thomas Fleming (judge) called Thomas Fleming, English judge and politician, Lord Chief Justice of England (b. 1544)
• 18th August » Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1540)
• 8th September » Carlo Gesualdo, Italian lute player and composer (b. 1566)
• 15th September » Thomas Overbury, English poet (b. 1581)
• 16th November » Trajano Boccalini, Italian author and educator (b. 1556)

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