1612

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1580s  1590s  1600s  – 1610s –  1620s  1630s  1640s
Years:	1609 1610 1611 – 1612 – 1613 1614 1615

1612 Media

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  November 30: Battle of Swally

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  • Cropped detail of Thomas Killigrew, by Sir Anthony Van Dyck (died 1641). See source website for additional information.
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  Autoritratto

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  Portrait of Jan Meyssens after a self-portrait, by his son.

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  Portrait of Margherita de' Medici (1612-1679), wife of Odoardo Farnese (1612-1646).

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  FransHalsFransPost(WorcesterArtMuseum)

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  Sir Leonard Halliday; Lord Mayor of London 1605.

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  Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah

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  Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

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  Anne Catherine of Brandenburg

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 of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 612th year of the 2nd millennium, the 12th year of the 17th century, and the 3rd year of the 1610s decade. As of the start of 1612, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

• Sasaki Kojiro, a famous swordsmen instructor and general, under Tokugawa Ieyasu, was slain in a duel against legendary swordsman, Musashi Miyamoto at Hesagigawa.