1589
| 1589 • The monks of the Pechenga Monastery, the northernmost in the world, are massacred by Swedes led by a Finnish peasant chief in the course of the Russo-Swedish War. |
1612
Age: 23y
marriageJohn Hygebed Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1612 • Thomas Shelton's English translation of the first half of Don Quixote is published. It is the first translation of the Spanish novel into any language. |
1615
Age: 26y
| 1615 • Konoike Shinroku opens an office in Osaka and begins shipping tax-rice from western Japan to Osaka. |
1684
Age: 95y
| 1684 • The Chipperfield's Circus dynasty begins when James Chipperfield introduces performing animals to England at the River Thames frost fairs on the Thames in London. |