1611

1611 (MDCXI) was a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday in the Julian calendar.

 Events 
 June 23 – Henry Hudson's crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat
 November 1 – At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time.
 Gustavus Adolphus becomes king of Sweden
 Denmark attacks Sweden
 King James Version of the Bible first published in England
 George Abbot becomes archbishop of Canterbury
 Johannes and David Fabricius discover sunspots
 End of the reign of Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan
 Emperor Go-Mizunoo ascends to the throne of Japan
 Gov. Sir Thomas Dale arrives at Jamestown from England announcing new rules called "Laws Divine, Morall and Martial."
 Thomas Dale founds the city of Henricus on the James River a few miles south of present-day Richmond, Virginia