Year 1614 (MDCXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). Events of 1614 July – December August 23 – The University of Groningen's established in the Netherlands. September 1 – In England, Sir Julius Caesar becomes Master of the Rolls. October 11 – Adriaen Block and a group of Amsterdam merchants petition the States General… (More on 1614)