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1608

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Intangible calendar_year Q6758
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Summary

1608 is a calendar year[1]. 1608 draws 312 Wikipedia views per month (calendar year category, ranking #174 of 522).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: leap year starting on Tuesday and ending on Wednesday[3]
  • Follows: 1607[4]
  • Followed by: 1609[5]
  • Part of: 1600s[6], Gregorian calendar[7]
  • Commons category: 1608[8]
  • Point in time: January 1, 1608[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:1608[10]
  • Has list: list of state leaders in 1608[11]
  • Permanent duplicated item: Q31802181[12]
  • Category for births in this time period: Category:1608 births[13]
  • Category for deaths in this time period: Category:1608 deaths[14]

Why It Matters

1608 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] 1608 is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). 1608. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/1608
MLA “1608.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/1608.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_1608_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{1608}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/1608}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-10}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has list → list of state leaders in 1608
    Part of → 1600s, Gregorian calendar
    Category for deaths in this time period → Category:1608 deaths
    Part of → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 21243, Add qualifier to Cathopedia article ID `1608`"
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