George Villiers, Earl of Buckingham
Jan 6 English court favorite George Villiers is made Earl of Buckingham by King James I
- Mar 9 Sweden & Russia sign Peace of Stolbowa
- Aug 23 1st one-way streets open (London)
- Oct 9 Peace of Pavia between Spain and Savoye
- Oct 31 Laurens Reael resigns as governor-general of Dutch East Indies
- Dec 16 Spanish viceroy Hernando Arias de Saavedra founds provinces Rio de la Plata (Argentina)/Guaira (Paraguay)