1582
Kavis Alpha, a neutron star, explodes [TNG 150].

1589
The Nexus temporal energy ribbon again passes through our galaxy [ST VII].

1591
In the Gamma Quadrant, the planet Meridian dimensionally shifts back into
normal space for a brief period of time [DSN 454].

1600
Hikaru Sulu, transported by Weyland of Cragon V, fights for his life
in feudal Japan on Earth [TOS #52].

1602
Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet' is written. In the 2260s, the Karidian
Company will perform it. In 2287, Spock will note McCoy's quote of
'Hamlet' as being from Act I, Scene IV of the play. In 2292 on Vulcan,
Spock will participate in the Melpomene Players' production of 'Hamlet.'
Later, in the 2360s, Captain Picard will quote from the play. Captain
Janeway, sometime in the 24th Century, will see a Vulcan performance of
the play [CK, ST IV, TOS #74, TNG 111, V #5].

1604, 09 October
The astronomers of southern Europe observe Kepler's Star: a true
supernova and only the 4th to be observed in a thousand years. In
2371, the "Enterprise" will defeat the Intellivore in this region
of space [TNG #45].

1606, March
Johannes Kepler continues to study the star until this time when it
begins to fade [TNG #45].

1608
The British poet John Milton is born. Khan Noonian Singh will quote him
in the 23rd Century. It will also become a Heran tradition to
quote Milton. Jean-Luc Picard will be familiar with the literature
and, after the Heran incident, William Riker will develop an
interest in it [SS, TNG #42].

1622
The Bajoran wormhole again undergoes subspace inversion [DSN 476].

1623
William Shakespeare's first folio is published. By the 2260s it will
reside in Mr. Brack's collection on Holberg 917G (Omega VII). Mr. Brack
(a.k.a. Flint the Immortal) may even be Shakespeare [RM].

1624
The adulthood quest becomes a tradition on the planet Xhaldia in the
Antiacus system [GN 31].

1628
The Nexus temporal energy ribbon again passes through our galaxy [ST VII].

1637 [reference stardate -4/37]
The komerex Nevre ("Northern Empire") and the falgav a'kavna ("Crescent
Islanders") develop as the two major sociopolitical groupings among the
sea going peoples of Klinzhai. Wars rage between these two groups for
decades before the Northern Empire swallows up the Crescent Islanders by
around 1660. The new sea-going empire begins a series of actions against
the land based komerex Klingon ("Empire of the People") that will last for
centuries. These might be known as the Wars of First Expansion [FASA,
DSN #25].

Pierre de Fermat proposes Fermat's Last Theorem, the most famous unsolved
problem in mathematics. Andrew Wiles will propose a solution in 1993.
Captain Picard will still ponder it in the 24th Century, as will Dax
[DSN 471, TNG 138].

1642
Isaac Newton, an early Earth scientist, is born. Dr. David Marcus
will rank Newton alongside Einstein and Surak in 2287. In 2370, Lt.
Commander Data will re-create Newton for a poker game in a holodeck.
Space vessels will be named in his honor, including one class. Captain
Janeway will meet Newton, having been called as a witness by Q in 2372.
Sir Isaac Newton's residence at Cambridge will become the home of
Professor Data in the late 24th Century (at least in one timeline)
[ST II, TNG 252, SFC, V 130, TNG 277].

1647
Ronin, a non-corporeal anaphasic energy being, is born in Glasgow,
Scotland on Earth. It will use the Howard family line for hosts, its
energy matrix only being compatible with their genetic biochemistry needed
to exist, for over 800 years. A plasma-based candle heirloom will be
created as a receptacle [TNG 266].

1649
Richard Lovelace writes the poem 'Lucasta,'"To Althea: From Prison."
Kathryn Janeway will quote it in 2371 [V #9].

1651
In the Gamma Quadrant, the planet Meridian dimensionally shifts back into
normal space for a brief period of time [DSN 454].

1664
The inhabitants of an unnamed planet construct sleeper units for
unlimited pleasure and escape. Within the next 600 years the people
will be in agony [ON 6].

1667
The Nexus temporal energy ribbon again passes through our galaxy [ST VII].

1669
Guinan's father is born [TNG 233].

Conditions on the planet Oppalassa yields high population growths and
extended families. In 7 centuries, Oppalassa will be one of the most
crowded environments in the galaxy, averaging 100,000 people per square
mile on scattered islands [GN 30].

1670
At roughly this time in the Delta Quadrant, the Hachai-P'nir War flares up
deep within the Kuriyar Cluster, which will over the next few centuries
form a mass of 2,000 dreadnought-sized operational warships and several
thousand smaller vessels all caught up in an endless conflict. The total
industrial output of the cluster (some 1,500 Class M planets) are used to
build and maintain these fleets. At the center of the battle rests a
First Federation starship (the cause of the war?) [V #3].

By this time, the Jibetians have developed their own form of warp drive
and have begun expanding across nearby systems. In the centuries to come,
the Jibetian Confederacy will span 80 worlds near the galactic rim
[DSN #14].

1672
The Bajoran wormhole again undergoes subspace inversion [DSN 476].

1674
The Sacred Chalice of Rixx is one of the most valuable artifacts on
Betazed. The chalice will be brought out once a year in recognition of
the emperor Rixx's mythical marriage to the goddess Niiope [V 171].

1675
On Bajor, the text of the Kosst Amojan is sealed away in the archives,
said to contain great evil. It contains the information on how to free
the Pah-wraiths [DSN 570].

The U.S.S. "Lynx" (NCC-4600) timeship, on her third mission, observes
the formation of a tribal system on Fornax III [LTP].