Events in the year 1625 in

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Incumbents

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: Christian IV.

Events

* February 23 - : 210 fishermen is killed in a storm in the fjord

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Arts and literature

Births

* 9 August –

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, bishop (died

1699 Events January–March * January 5 – A violent Java earthquake damages the city of Batavia on the Indonesian island of Java, killing at least 28 people * January 20 – The Parliament of England (under Tory dominance) limits the size ...

). *20 November – Tønne Huitfeldt, landowner and military officer (died

1677 Events January–March * January 1 – Jean Racine's tragedy ''Phèdre'' is first performed, in Paris. * January 21 – The first medical publication in America (a pamphlet on smallpox) is produced in Boston. * February 15 ...

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* Paul Peterson Paus, priest and poet (died

1682 Events January–March * January 7 – The Republic of Genoa forbids the unauthorized printing of newspapers and all handwritten newssheets; the ban is lifted after three months. * January 12 – Scottish minister James Ren ...

Deaths

References

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