Dutch East India Company Admiral Steven van der Haghen's fleet reaches Bantam, Indonesia
Dutch East India Company Admiral Steven van der Haghen's fleet reaches Bantam, Indonesia
Dutch East India Company Admiral Steven van der Haghen's fleet reaches Bantam, Indonesia
Events Before
Scottish King James VI, son of Mary, Queen of Scots, becomes King James I of England in succession to Elizabeth I, uniti
Scottish King James VI, son of Mary, Queen of Scots, becomes King James I of England in succession to Elizabeth I, uniting the English and Scottish crowns
Chinese uprising in the Philippines fails after 23,000 people are killed
Chinese uprising in the Philippines fails after 23,000 people are killed
First fleet of the Dutch East India Company under Admiral Steven van der Haghen departs for the East-Indies
First fleet of the Dutch East India Company under Admiral Steven van der Haghen departs for the East-Indies
Battle at Mellifont: English army under Lord Mountjoy beats Irish
Battle at Mellifont: English army under Lord Mountjoy beats Irish
Merga Bien arrested for witchcraft in Fulda, Germany, part of Fulda witch trials. She and about 250 people later burned
Merga Bien arrested for witchcraft in Fulda, Germany, part of Fulda witch trials. She and about 250 people later burned at the stake.
Events After
First edition of "El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha" (Part One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is pub
First edition of "El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha" (Part One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid
Catholic conspirator Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up King James I and the British Parliament in the Gunpowder Plot. The p
Catholic conspirator Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up King James I and the British Parliament in the Gunpowder Plot. The plot is discovered, and Guy Fawkes is caught, tortured, and later executed along with seven others. Celebrated ever since as Guy Fawkes Day, his effigy is traditionally burned on a
Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen
Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen
Camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI, becomes Pope Paul V
Pope Paul V (Latin: Paulus PP. V; Italian: Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his...
False Dimitri I, an impostor, crowned Russian tsar (rules 1605-1606)
False Dimitri I, an impostor, crowned Russian tsar (rules 1605-1606)
More from the 1600s
Scotland begins its numbered year on January 1 instead of March 25
A leap year (also known as an intercalary year or bissextile year) is a calendar year that contains an additional day (or, in the case of a lunisolar calendar, a month) compared to a common year.
First edition of "El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha" (Part One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is pub
First edition of "El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha" (Part One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid
English traveller Robert Shirley marries Iranian noblewoman Teresa Sampsonia at the Safavid royal court
Teresa Sampsonia was a Circassian-English noblewoman of Safavid Iran. She was the wife of the Elizabethan English adventurer Robert Shirley, whom she accompanied on his travels and embassies across...
A fleet of five British East India Company vessels departs on its first voyage from London, led by James Lancaster comma
A fleet of five British East India Company vessels departs on its first voyage from London, led by James Lancaster commanding the "Red Dragon"; the journey lasts nearly 16 months
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