Historical Events In 1611

May 23 Matthias von Habsburg chosen king of Bohemia

Jan 26 Madame de Poutrincourt leaves Dieppe, France with Jesuits Pierre Biard and Enémond Masse and her son, Charles Biencourt; first titled lady, first Jesuits in Canada

Nov 01 Shakespeare's romantic comedy "The Tempest" is presented

Jun 13 John Fabricius dedicates earliest sunspot publication

Jun 22 Henry Hudson &son set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers

Mar 04 George Abbot appointed archbishop of Canterbury