Historical Events
- Jan 6 English court favorite George Villiers is made Earl of Buckingham by King James I
- Mar 9 Sweden & Russia sign Peace of Stolbowa
Famous People Born in 1617
- Jan 6 Christoffer Gabel, Danish statesman, born in Glückstadt, Denmark (d. 1673)
- Jan 30 William Sancroft, 79th Archbishop of Canterbury, born in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England (d. 1693)
- Apr 3 Antimo Liberati, Italian composer, born in Foligno, Italy (d. 1692)
- May 23 Elias Ashmole, English antiquarian and collector (Ashmolean Museum), born in Litchfield (d. 1692)
- Aug 8 Adriaan W "Joris" van Geel, Flemish missionary (Bantu Dictionary)
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