1616

1616 was a leap year.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1580s  1590s  1600s  – 1610s –  1620s  1630s  1640s
Years:	1613 1614 1615 – 1616 – 1617 1618 1619

Events

• War between Austria and Venice.

Births

• May 25 – Carlo Dolci, Italian artist

Deaths

• April 23 – Miguel de Cervantes
• April 23 – William Shakespeare, English playwright and poet