1622

Years: 1619 1620 1621 - 1622 - 1623 1624 1625
Decades: 1590s 1600s 1610s - 1620s - 1630s 1640s 1650s
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1622 in literature 1622 in science

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths

Events

January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25.
February 8 - King James I of England disbands the English Parliament.
March 22 - In the Jamestown massacre, Algonquian Indians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia (1/3 of the colony's population).
ÃÂtienne BrÃÂ»lÃÂ© is the first European to see Lake Superior.
Portugal loses control of the island of Ormus, after 107 years.
Albertus Magnus is beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.