13th April » Miyamoto Musashi defeats Sasaki Kojirō at Ganryūjima named Funajima island.
19th August » The "Samlesbury witches", three women from the Lancashire village of Samlesbury, England, are put on trial, accused of practicing witchcraft, one of the most famous Witch-hunt called witch trials in British history.
1st November » (22 October Old Style called O.S.) Time of Troubles in Russia: Moscow, Kitai-gorod, is captured by Russian troops under command of Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski called Dmitry Pozharsky
28th December » Galileo Galilei becomes the first astronomer to observe the planet Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a Fixed stars known as fixed star.
Famous Birthdays in 1612
17th January » Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1671)
6th February » Antoine Arnauld, French mathematician, theologian, and philosopher (d. 1694)
7th February » Thomas Killigrew, English playwright (d. 1683)
8th February » Samuel Butler (1612-1680) called Samuel Butler, English poet (d. 1680)
15th February » Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve, French soldier, founded Montreal (d. 1676)
22nd February » George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English politician (d. 1677)
28th February » John Pearson (bishop) called John Pearson, English bishop, theologian, and scholar (d. 1686)