1620
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1620 (MDCXX) was the 620th year of the 2nd millennium, the 20th year of the 17th century, and the 1st year of the 1620s decade.
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Events
- August 7 – The mother of Johannes Kepler is arrested for witchcraft.
- The modern violin is developed.
- Witch-hunts begin in Scotland.
- Ongoing – The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) continues (principally on the territory of modern-day Germany).
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Art and culture
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Literature
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Fiction
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Non-fiction
- Novum Organum by Francis Bacon
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Visual art
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Music
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Architecture
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Births
- Date unknown – Abraham van Beijeren, Dutch painter (d. 1690)
- September 25 – François Bernier, French physician and traveller (d. 1688)
- October 1 – Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch Golden Age painter of pastoral landscapes (d. 1683)
- October 16 – Pierre Paul Puget, French painter (d. 1694)
- October 20 – Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691)
- October 31 – John Evelyn, English diarist and writer (d. 1706)
- November 10 – Ninon de l'Enclos, French author (d. 1705)
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Deaths
- Date unknown – Pierre de La Primaudaye, French writer (b. 1546)
- January 23 – John Croke, English politician and judge (b. 1553)
- February 19 – Roemer Visscher, Dutch writer (b. 1547)
- March 1 – Thomas Campion, English poet and composer (b. 1567)
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