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[[Image:Diagram of the human mind, from Robert Fludd (1574-1637), Utriusque cosmic maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica]]'' by [[Robert Fludd]]]] [[Image:Diagram of the human mind, from Robert Fludd (1574-1637), Utriusque cosmic maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Utriusque cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica]]'' by [[Robert Fludd]]]]
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-'''1617''' ('''MDCXVII''') was the 617th year of the 2nd millennium, the 17th year of the 17th century, and the 8th year of the 1610s decade. As of the start of 1617, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.+'''1617''' ('''MDCXVII''') was the 617th year of the [[2nd millennium]], the 17th year of the [[17th century]], and the 8th year of the [[1610s]] decade. As of the start of 1617, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
== Art and culture == == Art and culture ==
-*The term "[[cult]]" first appeared in [[English language|English]] in 1617, derived from the French ''culte'', meaning "[[worship]]" which in turn originated from the [[Latin]] word ''cultus'' meaning "care, cultivation, worship".+*The term "[[cult]]" first appeared in English in 1617, derived from the French ''culte'', meaning "worship" which in turn originated from the Latin word ''[[cultus]]'' meaning "care, cultivation, worship".
*[[James I]] creates the [[One-way traffic|one-way street]] in England. *[[James I]] creates the [[One-way traffic|one-way street]] in England.
 +*[[Finspång witch trial]]
===Literature=== ===Literature===
====Fiction==== ====Fiction====
 +*''[[Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda]]'' by Cervantes
 +*''[[ Les Aventures du baron de Faeneste]]'' by Agrippa d'Aubigné
====Non-fiction==== ====Non-fiction====
*''[[Atalanta Fugiens]]'', an alchemical emblem book by Michael Maier *''[[Atalanta Fugiens]]'', an alchemical emblem book by Michael Maier
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===Architecture=== ===Architecture===
== Births == == Births ==
-* [[Lazarus and Joannes Baptista Colloredo]]+* [[Lazarus and Joannes Baptista Colloredo]], (1617 – after 1646), Italian conjoined twins who toured in 17th-century Europe.
-* [[Bartolomé Esteban Murillo]], Spanish painter ([[1617]] [[1682]])+* [[Bartolomé Esteban Murillo]], Spanish painter (1617 – 1682)
==Deaths == ==Deaths ==
-*[[Hendrik Goltzius]] (1558 - 1617) +*[[Hendrik Goltzius]] (1558 - 1617), Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter
*[[Prospero Alpini]] (1553 - 1617), a Venetian physician and botanist *[[Prospero Alpini]] (1553 - 1617), a Venetian physician and botanist
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1617 (MDCXVII) was the 617th year of the 2nd millennium, the 17th year of the 17th century, and the 8th year of the 1610s decade. As of the start of 1617, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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