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    1612 (MDCXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1612th year...
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    the Second or Janusz the Younger (Lithuanian: Jonušas Radvila, 2 December 1612 – 31 December 1655) was a noble and magnate in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth...
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    by the Italian early Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi, completed in 1612-13 and now at the Museo Capodimonte, Naples, Italy. The picture is considered...
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  • The Ottoman–Safavid war of 1603–1612 consisted of two wars between Safavid Iran under Shah Abbas I and the Ottoman Empire under Mehmed III and his son...
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  • Events in the year 1612 in India. The Battle of Swally took place. Volo, James M. (2012). The Boston Tea Party: The Foundations of Revolution: The Foundations...
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    Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (category 1612 deaths)
    Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC (1 June 1563 – 24 May 1612) was an English statesman noted for his direction of the government during the Union...
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    Claude of Lorraine (6 October 1612 – 2 August 1648) was the Duchess of Lorraine by marriage. Born into an illustrious House of Lorraine, she was the younger...
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    government. In June 1612, Pozharskii secured a truce with Sweden, allowing his army to advance upon Moscow, arriving there on 28 July 1612. Zarutski fled to...
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    The year 1612 in science and technology involved some significant events. The first description of the Andromeda Galaxy based on observations by telescope...
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    John Smyth (c. 1554 – c. 28 August 1612) was an English Anglican, Baptist, then Mennonite minister and a defender of the principle of religious liberty...
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    editors. However, The parish register of Strensham records under the year 1612: "Item was christened Samuell Butler the sonne of Samuell Butler the xiiijth...
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  • 1612 is a 2007 Russian epic historical drama film about the 17th century Time of Troubles and the Polish–Muscovite War with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth...
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    of Swally, also known as Battle of Suvali, took place on 29–30 November 1612 off the coast of Suvali (anglicised to Swally) a village near the Surat city...
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  • Events from the year 1612 in art. (unknown) Cornelis Engelsz – The St Adrian Civic Guard Artemisia Gentileschi - Judith Slaying Holofernes (first version...
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  • The Action of May 1612 was a raid which took place on the night of 23 or 25 May 1612 when a force of Sicilian and Neapolitan galleys attacked some Tunisian...
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    Aoniarum, is a compendium of more than 300 instrumental dances published in 1612 by the German composer Michael Praetorius. The collection takes its name...
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    series of two battles, which took place in Moscow, on September 1 and 3, 1612, during the Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18), and Time of Troubles. Forces...
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  • Events from the year 1612 in Denmark. Monarch – Christian IV 11 February – Danish forces attack the Swedish army at the Battle of Vittsjö, forcing the...
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    frequently returned to the theme of Bacchus, such as in his Drunken Hercules (1612-1618, Gemäldegalerie, Dresden) Young Bacchus Supported by Two Satyrs (post...
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    Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve (15 February 1612 – 9 September 1676) was a French military officer and the founder of Ville-Marie, now the city of Montreal...
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    became heir apparent to the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1612 upon the death of his elder brother, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. An...
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    Sweden Name Lamprellen Captured 1612 Fate Seized by the Danish King History Denmark–Norway Name Lamprenen Acquired 1612 Out of service 1628 Fate Sunk at...
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    Antoine Arnauld (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan aʁno]; 6 February 1612 – 8 August 1694) was a French Catholic theologian, philosopher and mathematician...
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    adulthood: Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, who died of typhoid fever in 1612, aged 18; Elizabeth, later queen of Bohemia; and Charles, James's successor...
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    Sasaki Kojirō (category 1612 deaths)
    Sasaki Kojirō (佐々木 小次郎, also known as Ganryū Kojirō; c. 1585 – April 13, 1612) was a Japanese swordsman who may have lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama and...
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    Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth occupation of Moscow took place between 1610 and 1612 during the Polish intervention in Russia, when the Kremlin was occupied by...
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    A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. "Adams, Thomas (fl.1612-1653)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900...
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    Prince of Monaco from 1604 to 1662. He was the first to be called Prince (in 1612), but started his reign as Lord of Monaco. Honoré II was born on 24 December...
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  • (1567–1612) Anmchadh Ó Madadhan, Lord (1612–1636) Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Germany Emperors Elect, Kings – Rudolph II, Emperor Elect (1576–1612), King...
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  • article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1612. January 6 – Ben Jonson's masque Love Restored is performed. January 12 –...
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