Historical Events In 1615
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Jan 14 John Biddle, English minister (Unitarian). 


Jan 25 Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (Isaac blesses Jacob) 


Feb 23 Cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised. 


Mar 04 Hans von Aachen, German painter, dies 


Mar 06 Jan Zoet, actor/playwright/poet (Parnasssus aan 't Y) 


Mar 06 Pieter Both, Dutch admiral/1st gov-gen (East Indies, 1609-14), drowns 


Mar 13 Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700). 


Mar 28 Pieter de Groot, Dutch regent/diplomat. 


Jun 02 inaugural Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France 


Jun 04 Siege of Osaka Forces under the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu take Osaka Castle in Japan 


Jun 14 Jacques Le Maire sail to Zuidland/Terra Australis. 


Jun 20 Salvatore Rosa, Italian painter/musician [or 7/21] 


Jun 27 Johann Paul Schor, German Baroque painter. 


Jul 28 Lake Huron is discovered by French explorer Samuel de Champlain. 


Aug 15 Cornelis C Vrancx, Flemish poet/writer (Comfort of Soles), dies. 


Aug 22 Christopher Gibbons, composer 


Nov 16 Guillaume Dumanoir, composer. 


Nov 24 Sethus Calvisius, composer, dies at 59 


Dec 02 Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general. 


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