Events January– March January 12 – James I of England's Banqueting House, Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire."Fires, Great", in The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance, Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876) p. 29 Inigo Jones is commissioned to design a replacement. February 14 – Earthquake flattens the town of Trujillo, Peru, killing hundreds in the town and causing landslides in the surrounding countryside killing hundreds more. March 20 – Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor dies, leaving the Holy Roman Empire without an official leader, to deal with the Bohemian Revolt.
Events January– March January 12 – James I of England's Banqueting House Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire"Fires Great" in The Insurance Cyclopeadia Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance Cornelius Walford ed (C and E Layton 1876) p 29 Inigo Jones is commissioned to design a replacement February 14 – Earthquake flattens the town of Trujillo Peru killing hundreds in the town and causing landslides in the surrounding countryside killing hundreds more March 20 – Matthias Holy Roman Emperor dies leaving the Holy Roman Empire without an official leader to deal with the Bohemian Revolt