Pierre de Fermat is born
Pierre de Fermat is born
Pierre de Fermat is born
Key People
Events Before
First known European landing in Australia by Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon at the Pennefather River, Cape York, northe
First known European landing in Australia by Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon at the Pennefather River, Cape York, northern Australia
Mughal prince Khusrav, son of Emperor Jahangir, begins a rebellion against his father, put down a few weeks later with t
Mughal prince Khusrav, son of Emperor Jahangir, begins a rebellion against his father, put down a few weeks later with the prince blinded as punishment
England adopts the Union Flag, replaced in 1801 by current Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack
The Union Jack or Union Flag is the national flag of the United Kingdom. The flag consists of the red cross of Saint George (the patron saint of England), edged in white, superimposed on the red...
Spanish Queirós Expedition are the first Europeans to discover Espíritu Santo, Vanuatu - although they think they have d
Spanish Queirós Expedition are the first Europeans to discover Espíritu Santo, Vanuatu - although they think they have discovered Terra Australis (southern continent) [1]
2,000 foreigners murdered in Russia
2,000 foreigners murdered in Russia
Events After
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...
Reynier van Oldenbarnevelt marries Anna Weytzen in Delft
Reynier van Oldenbarnevelt marries Anna Weytzen in Delft
Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia
This is a timeline of events related to the establishment of Jamestown, which today is located the U.S. state of Virginia.
Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia
Susenyos I (Ge'ez: ሱስንዮስ Sūsinyōs; c. 1571–1575 – 17 September 1632), also known as Susenyos the Catholic, was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1607 to 1632, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty.
Dutch trading ship arrives at the kingdom of Loango (modern Congo) to acquire ivory, their king requests audience with V
Dutch trading ship arrives at the kingdom of Loango (modern Congo) to acquire ivory, their king requests audience with VOC official Pieter van den Broecke [1]
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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