1619
First Africans Arrive in Virginia
A Dutch warship sailing under English colors put in at Point Comfort with twenty and odd Africans taken from a Portuguese slaver bound for Veracruz.
Kepler's Harmony of the World
Johannes Kepler published Harmonices Mundi, containing his third law…
First Representative Assembly in America
In a small wooden church at Jamestown, twenty-two burgesses elected by the settlers sat down with the royal governor to make laws for the colony.
Oldenbarnevelt Executed
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, the seventy-two-year-old architect of Dutch independence, was beheaded in The Hague on spurious treason charges pushed by his rival…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1619?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1619. The most significant is First Africans Arrive in Virginia: A Dutch warship sailing under English colors put in at Point Comfort with twenty and odd Africans taken from a Portuguese slaver bound for Veracruz.
What era was 1619 part of?
1619 falls within the Renaissance (1501-1650). Reformation, conquest, and the world drawn whole.
Which regions saw notable events in 1619?
The events from 1619 span North America and Europe.