Historical Events
- Apr 5 2nd parliament of King James I begin session (no enactments)
- Apr 25 Amsterdam Bank of Loan forms
- Jun 7 2nd parliament of King James I, dissolves passing no legislation
- Aug 22 Trades people under Vincent Fettmilch chase & plunder Jews out of ghetto in Frankfurt
- Aug 23 University of Groningen opens
- Sep 1 Vincent Fettmich expels Jews from Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany
- Oct 2 French King Louis XIII declared an adult at 13
- Oct 11 Adriaen Block and 12 Amsterdam merchants petition the States General for exclusive trading rights in the New Netherland colony.
- Nov 12 Treaty of Xanten: Guliks-Kleefse War victory ends
- Dec 28 Sperm whale beached at Noordwijk
Famous People Born in 1614
- Jan 1 John Wilkins, English Bishop of Chester (d. 1672)
- Jan 5 Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (d. 1662)
- Jan 31 Nicolas Saboly, French composer and poet, born in Monteux (d. 1675)
- Feb 23 Jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter
- Apr 25 Hieronymus van Beverningk, Dutch general, born in Gouda, Netherlands (1690)
More Famous Birthdays
World Leaders in 1614
James I and VI
Famous Weddings
- Apr 5 American Indian princess Pocahontas and daughter of chief Powhatan marries English colonist John Rolfe
Elizabeth Báthory