1622

16th century - 17th century - 18th century

Decades: 1590s? - 1600s - 1610s - 1620s - 1630s - 1640s - 1650s? - 1660s - 1670s? - 1680s - 1690s - 1700s

1617 1618 1619 1620 1621 1622 1623 1624 1625 1626 1627

Events

• [Etienne Brulé]? is the first European to see Lake Superior.
• Portugal loses control of the island of Ormuz, after 107 years.
• Albertus Magnus beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.

Births

• January 15: Molière?, French playwright.

Deaths

• February 11: [Alfonso Fontanelli]?, composer.
• May 20: Osman II, sultan of Turkey
• [Melchior Adam]?, German divine and biographer.