Notable Historical Events - 1607
1607 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 13 |
The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain. |
Jan 19 |
San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is currently the oldest church in the Philippines |
Feb 24 |
Claudio Monteverdi's opera "Orfeo," premieres in Mantua |
Apr 25 |
Battle at Gibraltar: Dutch fleet beats Spanish/Portuguese fleet |
Apr 26 |
1st British colony in American lands at Cape Henry, Virginia |
May 13 |
English colonists, led by John Smith, land near James River in Virginia |
May 14 |
1st permanent English settlement in New World, Jamestown, Va |
Jun 21 |
1st Protestant Episcopal parish in America established, Jamestown |
Jun 25 |
Mentally ill emperor Rudolf II signs Treaty of Lieben, giving up Austria, Hungary & Moravia |
Jun 30 |
Annales Ecclesiastici (Scientific History of Catholicism) published |
Sep 14 |
Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland. |
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