Important Events in 1619
- Jul 30 House of Burgesses Virginia forms, 1st elective American governing body
- Aug 20 1st known African Americans in English North America (approx. 20) land at Point Comfort (Fort Monroe), Virginia. They are then sold or traded into servitude.
- Nov 10 René Descartes has the dream that inspires his "Meditations on First Philosophy"
- Dec 4 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish, England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God. Considered by many the first Thanksgiving in the Americas.
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Famous People Born in 1619
- Feb 24 Charles Le Brun, French classical painter who helped establish the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture, born in Paris (d. 1690)
- Mar 6 Cyrano de Bergerac, French playwright (Voyage to the Moon), known for his large nose
- Apr 21 Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch colonial administrator and founder of Cape Colony (Cape Town), born in Culemborg (d. 1677)
- May 24 Philips Wouwerman, Dutch painter, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1668)
- Jun 7 Paulus Voet, Dutch jurist and historian, born in Heusden, Netherlands (d. 1667)
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World Leaders in 1619
James I and VI
King of Great Britain
James I and VIFamous People Who Died in 1619
- Jan 7 Nicholas Hilliard, English painter of miniature portraits, dies at about 71
- Jan 24 Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English conspirator against the rule of James I of England, dies at 54
- Feb 9 Lucilio Vanini, Italian philosopher (b. 1585)
- Mar 1 Thomas Campion, English physician, composer, poet (Poemata), dies at 53
- Mar 2 Anne of Denmark, daughter of Danish King Frederik II and Queen Consort of James I of England, dies at 44
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