The English colonial expedition to America, consisting of the ships Discovery, Godspeed and Susan Constant, departs Blackwall, London to found Jamestown, Virginia
The English colonial expedition to America, consisting of the ships Discovery, Godspeed and Susan Constant, departs Blac
The English colonial expedition to America, consisting of the ships Discovery, Godspeed and Susan Constant, departs Blackwall, London to found Jamestown, Virginia
Events Before
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)
Events After
Claudio Monteverdi's opera "L'Orfeo" premieres in Mantua, the oldest opera still regularly performed
The Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) wrote several works for the stage between 1604 and 1643, including ten in the then-emerging opera genre.
The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain
The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain
San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; the oldest church in the Philippines
The Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation and Cincture, also known as the Church of Saint Augustine and Immaculate Conception Parish, is a Roman Catholic church under the auspices of the...
Massive flooding in England destroys around 200 square miles of coastline and results in approximately 2,000 casualties
Massive flooding in England destroys around 200 square miles of coastline and results in approximately 2,000 casualties
The British colonial expedition that would found Jamestown departs Puerto Rico for the American mainland
The British colonial expedition that would found Jamestown departs Puerto Rico for the American mainland
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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