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1616 in History

Browse historical records dated to 1616. Records are rendered from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

8 records

Historical Events in 1616

1616

1st Cape Horne

Willem Schouten · Netherlands · Cape Horn

Rounds the southern tip of the Americas & names it Cape Horn after his birthplace

1616

Arrest of Walter Raleigh

Walter Raleigh · England · Tower of London

Released after 13 yrs

1616

Bellarmino Admonition

Galileo Galilei · Italy · Rome

Cardinal Bellarmino formally admonishes Galileo not to hold or defend the Copernican doctrine.

1616

Discovery of Guiana

Walter Raleigh · England · Tower of London

Agrees to undertake an expedition to Guiana in search of gold

1616

Dismissal

James I · England · London

Dismisses Sir Edward Coke for resisting the Royal Prerogative

1616

Investiture

Charles I · England · London

Investiture as Prince of Wales at Westminster, the last investiture until 1911

1616

Peerage

Spencer Compton · England

Created a Knight of the Bath

1616

Promises not to attack any Spannish possessions

Walter Raleigh · England · Tower of London

Promises not to attack any Spannish possessions

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