1620

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Instance of: leap year starting on Wednesday and ending on Thursday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1621
Follows: 1619

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has list: list of state leaders in 1620
category for births in this time period: Category:1620 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1620 deaths
topic's main category: Category:1620
point in time: 1620-01-01
Commons category: 1620

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October 7: Polish Hetman Żółkiewski killed at Battle of Cecora.

1620 (MDCXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1620th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 620th year of the 2nd millennium, the 20th year of the 17th century, and the 1st year of the 1620s decade. As of the start of 1620, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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