1617 (MDCXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1617th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, 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.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 16th century – 17th century – 18th century |
| Decades: | 1580s 1590s 1600s – 1610s – 1620s 1630s 1640s |
| Years: | 1614 1615 1616 – 1617 – 1618 1619 1620 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1617 MDCXVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2370 |
| Armenian calendar | 1066 ԹՎ ՌԿԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6367 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1538–1539 |
| Bengali calendar | 1024 |
| Berber calendar | 2567 |
| English Regnal year | 14 Ja. 1 – 15 Ja. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2161 |
| Burmese calendar | 979 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7125–7126 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 4313 or 4253 — to — 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 4314 or 4254 |
| Coptic calendar | 1333–1334 |
| Discordian calendar | 2783 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1609–1610 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5377–5378 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1673–1674 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1538–1539 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4717–4718 |
| Holocene calendar | 11617 |
| Igbo calendar | 617–618 |
| Iranian calendar | 995–996 |
| Islamic calendar | 1025–1027 |
| Japanese calendar | Genna 3 (元和３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1537–1538 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 10 days |
| Korean calendar | 3950 |
| Minguo calendar | 295 before ROC 民前295年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 149 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2159–2160 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) 1743 or 1362 or 590 — to — 阴火蛇年 (female Fire-Snake) 1744 or 1363 or 591 |
January–June
- February 27 – The Treaty of Stolbovo ends the Ingrian War between Sweden and Russia. Sweden gains Ingria and Kexholm.
July–December
- November 17 – A naval battle between the Sicilians and Venetians ends inconclusively.
- November 22 – Mustafa I succeeds Ahmed I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Date unknown
- At least seven women are sentenced to death by burning for witchcraft at the Finspång witch trial in Sweden.
- Giambattista Andreini's play The Penitent Magdalene is published in Mantua.
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