1619
Events
January– March
April–June
July–September
- July 30 - In Jamestown, Virginia, the first English-speaking representative assembly in the Americas, the Virginia General Assembly, convenes for the first time.
- August 5 - Thirty Years' War: Battle of Věstonice - Bohemian forces defeat the Austrians.
- August 10 - The Treaty of Angoulême ends the French civil war between Louis XIII and his mother, Marie de' Medici.
- August 20 - A group of "twenty and odd" enslaved Africans, onboard the privateer ship White Lion, are landed at Point Comfort in colonial Virginia.
- August 26 - Frederick V of the Palatinate is elected King of Bohemia by the states of the Bohemian Confederacy.
- August 28 - Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria and King of Bohemia, is elected Holy Roman Emperor unanimously by the prince-electors.
- September 5 - In the course of a revolt against the Habsburg Empire, Prince Gabriel Bethlen of Transylvania conquers Kassa with the help of George I Rákóczi.
- September 7 - Gaj Singh Rathore becomes the new Raja of Marwar at Jodhpur in what is now the Indian state of Rajasthan, succeeding his father, Sur Singh.
- September 9 - The coronation of Ferdinand II takes place in Vienna.
- September 18 - Abba Yoannis El-Mallawany of Egypt becomes the new head of the Coptic Christian Church as Pope John XV of Alexandria succeeding the late Pope Mark V, who died on September 11.
October–December
- October 8 - Thirty Years' War - The Treaty of Munich is signed by Ferdinand II and Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria.
- November 10 - While stationed along the Danube river with Bavarian troops, René Descartes, according to his biographer Adrien Baillet, has a series of dreams giving him the idea of applying the mathematical method to philosophy.
- November 16 - William Parker School, Hastings, England, is founded by the will of Reverend William Parker.
- November 23 - Thirty Years' War- Battle of Humenné: Polish Lisowczycy troops assist the Holy Roman Emperor by defeating a Transylvanian force, forcing Gabor Bethlen to raise his siege of Vienna.
- December 4 - Thirty-eight colonists from England disembark in Berkeley Hundred, Virginia from the Margaret of Bristol and have a day of celebration to give thanks to God, in what is considered by some historians to be the first Thanksgiving in the Americas.
Date unknown
Births
January–March
- January 10 - Philip Sidney, 3rd Earl of Leicester, English politician
- January 14
- * Thomas Archer, English politician
- * Alexander von Spaen, German general
- January 17 - Johanna Elisabeth of Nassau-Hadamar, by marriage Princess of Anhalt-Harzgerode
- January 21
- * Anders Bording, Danish writer
- * John Rashleigh, English politician
- January 24 - Yamazaki Ansai, Japanese philosopher
- January 30 - Michelangelo Ricci, Roman Catholic cardinal, mathematician
- February 1 - Robert Phelips, English politician
- February 2 - Walter Charleton, English natural philosopher
- February 9 - Queen Inseon, Korean royal consort
- February 15 - Tsugaru Nobuyoshi, Japanese daimyō
- February 24
- * Robert Aske, merchant in the City of London
- * Charles Le Brun, French painter and art theorist
- February 26 - Francesco Morosini, Doge of Venice from 1688 to 1694
- February 28 - Giuseppe Felice Tosi, Italian composer
- March 2 - Marcantonio Giustinian, 107th Doge of Venice
- March 5 - Joseph Ames, English naval commander
- March 6 - Cyrano de Bergerac, French soldier and poet
- March 13 - Tobias Lohner, Austrian Jesuit theologian
- March 15 - Jean Le Vacher, French Lazarist missionary and French consul
- March 20 - Georg Albrecht, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth-Kulmbach
- March 25 - Peter Mews, English Royalist theologian and bishop
- March 28 - Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz
April–June
- April 2
- * Onofrio Gabrieli, Italian painter
- * Anna Sophia I, Abbess of Quedlinburg, Dutch abbess
- April 11 - Abraham van der Hulst, Dutch admiral
- April 21 - Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch founder of Cape Town
- April 30 - Johannes Spilberg, Dutch painter
- May
- * James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, Scottish lawyer and statesman
- * André Félibien, French court historian
- * Andrew Ramsay, Lord Abbotshall, Scottish judge and politician
- May 20 - Abiezer Coppe, English "Ranter" and pamphleteer
- May 24 ' - Philips Wouwerman, Dutch painter
- May 26 - King Pye Min of Burma
- June 13 - Jan Victors, Dutch painter
- June 14 ' - Sir Jeffrey Hudson, English court dwarf
- June 24 - Rijcklof van Goens, Dutch colonial governor
July–September
- July 3 - Hyojong of Joseon, 17th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea
- July 13 - Birgitta Durell, Swedish industrialist
- July 27 - Sir Henry Felton, 2nd Baronet, English Member of Parliament
- August 5 - Thomas Hall, English politician
- August 6 - Barbara Strozzi, Italian singer and composer
- August 7 - Anna Catherine Constance Vasa, Polish princess, daughter of King Sigismund III Vasa
- August 15
- * Francesco Maria Farnese, Italian Catholic cardinal
- * Hubertus Quellinus, Flemish artist
- August 21 - Sir John Borlase, 1st Baronet, English politician
- August 28
- * Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, French princess who is remembered for her beauty and amours
- * Louis Thomassin, French bishop and theologian
- August 29 - Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of finance
- September 20 - Sophie Elisabeth Pentz, daughter of Christian IV of Denmark
- September 21 - Sir John Wray, 3rd Baronet, English politician
October–December
- October 8 - Philipp von Zesen, German poet
- October 10
- * Josias Calmady, English Member of Parliament
- * Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg, German princess
- October 14 - Sir John Bright, 1st Baronet, English politician
- October 16 - Johann Friedrich König, German Lutheran theologian
- October 18 - Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé, French admiral
- October 27 - Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
- November 5 - Philips Koninck, Dutch painter
- November 7 - Gédéon Tallemant des Réaux, French writer known for his Historiettes
- November 14 - Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Berkshire, English politician, earl
- November 25 - Henry Mildmay, English politician
- December 10 - Thomas Dyke, English politician
- December 13 - Andrij Savka, Lemko bandit
- December 17 - Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Bohemian-born Royalist commander in the English Civil War
- December 28 - Antoine Furetière, French writer
- December 31
- * John Fitzjames, English politician
- * Sylvester Maurus, Italian Jesuit theologian
Date unknown
- Donald Cargill, Scottish Covenanter
- Gu Mei, politically influential Chinese Gējì, poet and painter
- Samuel Collins, English doctor and author
- Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque, Spanish military officer and viceroy
- Willem Kalf, Dutch painter
- Kumazawa Banzan, Japanese philosopher
- Shalom Shabazi, Jewish Yemeni rabbi and poet
- Wang Fuzhi, Chinese philosopher
Deaths
January–March
- January 7 - Nicholas Hilliard, English miniature painter
- January 11 - Diane de France, Duchess of Angoulême
- January 15 - Thomas Clinton, 3rd Earl of Lincoln, English politician
- January 20 - Éléonore de Bourbon, Dutch princess
- February 3 - Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English conspirator
- February 9 - Lucilio Vanini, Italian philosopher
- February 12 - Pierre de Larivey, Italian-born French dramatist
- February 16 - William Couper, Scottish bishop of Galloway
- March 2
- * William Cooke, English politician
- * Anne of Denmark, Queen of James I of England
- March 5 - Demeter Naprágyi, Hungarian Catholic archbishop
- March 13 - Richard Burbage, English actor
- March 15
- * Michael Balfour, 1st Lord Balfour of Burleigh, Scottish nobleman
- * Orsolya Dersffy, Hungarian noble
- March 18 - Chō Tsuratatsu, Japanese samurai
- March 20
- * Ippolito Galantini, founder of the Congregation of Christian Doctrine of Florence
- * Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Austrian Habsburg ruler
April–June
- April 5 - Alexander Home, 1st Earl of Home, Scottish nobleman
- April 10 - Thomas Jones, Anglican Archbishop of Dublin
- April 16 - Denis Calvaert, Flemish painter
- April 18 - Taj Bibi Bilqis Makani, Mughal empress
- April/May - William Larkin, English court portrait painter
- May - John Overall, English bishop
- May 13 - Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch statesman
- May 21 - Hieronymus Fabricius, Italian anatomist
- May 23 - Stephen Soame, Lord Mayor of London
- June 18 - Martin Fréminet, French painter
July–September
- July 2 - Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
- July 22 - Lawrence of Brindisi, Italian saint
- July 24 - Nabeshima Naoshige, Japanese samurai
- August 3 - Dorothy Percy, Countess of Northumberland, younger daughter of Walter Devereux
- August 19
- * Thomas Dale, English colonial governor
- * Jørgen Lunge, Danish politician
- August 29 - Ferdinando Taverna, Italian Catholic cardinal
- August 30 - Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord
- September - Hans Lippershey, Dutch lensmaker
- September 3 - John Gordon, Scottish bishop
- September 7
- * Marko Krizin, Croatian Catholic priest
- * Stephen Pongracz, Hungarian saint
- * Sur Singh, ruler of Marwar
October–December
- October
- * Robert Peake the Elder, English court portrait painter
- * Nicholas Yonge, English singer and publisher
- October 9 - Joseph Pardo, Italian rabbi and merchant
- October 14 - Samuel Daniel, English poet
- October 18 - Petrus Gudelinus, Belgian jurist
- October 19 - Fujiwara Seika, Japanese philosopher
- November 13 - Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter
- December 23 - John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg from the House of Hohenzollern
- December 29
- * Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer
- * Prince Jeongwon, Korean prince
Date unknown