1623
Shakespeare's First Folio Published
Seven years after his death, Shakespeare's friends John Heminges and Henry Condell gathered thirty-six plays, eighteen of them never printed…
Amboyna Massacre
Dutch VOC officials on the spice island of Amboyna arrested ten English factors, a Portuguese, and several Japanese on charges of conspiring to seize the fort.
Galileo Publishes The Assayer
Ostensibly about comets, Galileo's witty Italian treatise contained one of the most-quoted passages in the history of science…
Papal Conclave Elects Urban VIII
Maffeo Barberini ascended to the papal throne as Urban VIII, a cultured Florentine who wrote Latin verse and befriended Galileo.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1623?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1623. The most significant is Shakespeare's First Folio Published.
What era was 1623 part of?
1623 falls within the Renaissance (1501-1650). Reformation, conquest, and the world drawn whole.
Which regions saw notable events in 1623?
The events from 1623 span Europe and Southeast Asia.