Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1607. This year saw 12 significant events. 1 notable figure was born.
The Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) wrote several works for the stage between 1604 and 1643, including ten in the then-emerging opera genre.
The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain
The Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation and Cincture, also known as the Church of Saint Augustine and Immaculate Conception Parish, is a Roman Catholic church under the auspices of the...
Massive flooding in England destroys around 200 square miles of coastline and results in approximately 2,000 casualties
The British colonial expedition that would found Jamestown departs Puerto Rico for the American mainland
Battle at Gibraltar: Dutch fleet beats Spanish Portuguese fleet
Jamestown expedition makes first landing in America at a place named Cape Henry, in what would become Virginia, but they quickly depart for a better site
English colonists establish the 1st permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown. Unknown to them they have landed amidst the worst drought in 800 years.
1st Protestant Episcopal parish in America established at Jamestown
Mentally ill Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II signs the Treaty of Lieben, giving up Austria, Hungary and Moravia
Annales Ecclesiastici (Scientific History of Catholicism) published
Lough Swilly (Irish: Loch Súilí, meaning 'lake of eyes') in Ireland is a glacial fjord or sea inlet lying between the western side of the Inishowen Peninsula and the Fanad Peninsula, in County...
Pierre de Fermat is born
The Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) wrote several works for the stage between 1604 and 1643, including ten in the then-emerging opera genre.
The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain
The Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation and Cincture, also known as the Church of Saint Augustine and Immaculate Conception Parish, is a Roman Catholic church under the auspices of the...
Massive flooding in England destroys around 200 square miles of coastline and results in approximately 2,000 casualties
The British colonial expedition that would found Jamestown departs Puerto Rico for the American mainland
Battle at Gibraltar: Dutch fleet beats Spanish Portuguese fleet
Jamestown expedition makes first landing in America at a place named Cape Henry, in what would become Virginia, but they quickly depart for a better site
English colonists establish the 1st permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown. Unknown to them they have landed amidst the worst drought in 800 years.
1st Protestant Episcopal parish in America established at Jamestown
Mentally ill Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II signs the Treaty of Lieben, giving up Austria, Hungary and Moravia
Annales Ecclesiastici (Scientific History of Catholicism) published
Lough Swilly (Irish: Loch Súilí, meaning 'lake of eyes') in Ireland is a glacial fjord or sea inlet lying between the western side of the Inishowen Peninsula and the Fanad Peninsula, in County...