1617

Centuries: Year in Review 17th Century (16th century - 17th century - 18th century)

Decades: 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s - 1610s - 1620s - 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s

Years: 1612 1613 1614 1615 1616 - 1617 - 1618 1619 1620 1621 1622

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Events

• Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed I (1603-1617) to Mustafa I (1617-1623).
• Francesco Andreini's The Penitent Magdalene is published.

Births

Deaths

• February 6 - Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist.
• May 7 - David Fabricius, Frisian astronomer.
• John Napier - Scottish mathematician.