Rulers:
• James I, King of England and Ireland (1603-1625)
• James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625)
Births:
• Post, Frans (1612-1680)
• Uylenburgh, Saskia van (1612-1642)
Deaths:
• Rudolf II (1552-1612)
Literature:
• Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): The Tempest (1612)
Architecture:
• Jardin du Luxembourg (Paris)
Art:
• Brueghel, Jan the Elder (1568-1625): The Garden of Eden (c.1610-12)
• El Greco (1541-1614): Cristo en la cruz con un paisaje de Toledo (c.1610-14)
• El Greco (1541-1614): El Apóstol San Andrés (c.1610-14)
• El Greco (1541-1614): Visión del Apocalipsis (1608-14)
• Gentileschi, Artemisia (1593-c.1653): Danae (c.1612)
• Ribera, Jusepe de (1591-1652): Le lacrime di San Pietro (c.1612-13)