Events:
• Jardin du Luxembourg created in Paris.
Births:
• Uylenburgh, Saskia van (1612-1642)
Deaths:
• Rudolf II (1552-1612)
Literature:
• Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): The Tempest (1612)
Art:
• El Greco (1541-1614): Visión del Apocalipsis (1609-14)