Important Historical Events of the year 1611, Year 1611 in History

List of 1611 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1611

What happened in the year 1611?

Date Event
April 28, 1611 Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the largest Catholic university in the world.
May 2, 1611 The King James Version of the Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
June 23, 1611 The mutinous crew of Henry Hudson's fourth voyage sets Henry, his son and seven loyal crew members adrift in an open boat in what is now Hudson Bay; they are never heard from again.
October 29, 1611 Russian homage to the King of Poland, Sigismund III Vasa.
November 1, 1611 Shakespeare's play The Tempest is performed for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.