- Jan 20 Peace of Knarod ends War of Kalmar between Denmark & Sweden
- Jan 24 Amsterdam merchant Hans Bontemantel baptized
- Feb 7 Michail Romanov (aged 16) becomes Tsar of Russia
- Feb 20 Gerard Reynst appointed Governor-General of Dutch East Indies
- Feb 21 Michael Romanov, son of Patriarch of Moscow, elected first Russian Tsar of the house of Romanov
- Mar 27 The first English child born in Canada at Cuper's Cove, Newfoundland to Nicholas Guy
Globe Theatre Burns Down
Jun 29 Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, burns down during a performance of "Henry VIII"
