1617

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.
• February 27 - Peace is reached between Russia and Sweden with the Treaty of Stolbova, ending the Ingrian War.

Births

Deaths

• February 6 - Prospero Alpini, Italian physician and botanist.
• May 7 - David Fabricius, Frisian astronomer.
• November 22 - Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor
• John Napier - Scottish mathematician.
• Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan