Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1601. This year saw 14 significant events. 1 notable figure was born. 1 notable figure passed away.
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
Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid
Church authorities in Rome burn Hebrew books
France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey, and Gex in a treaty with Spain
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, leads an unsuccessful revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601) was an English nobleman, soldier and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. A charismatic and ambitious youth, Essex grew up in a...
First expedition of the English East India Company to the Spice Islands of the Moluccas departs Torbay
Dutch Fifth Expedition sets sail from the Dutch Republic for Sumatra, and the Moluccas to trade in spices
The siege of Rheinberg, also known as the Rhine campaign of 1601, was the siege of the towns of Rheinberg (Old Dutch: Rijnberk) and Meurs from 12 June to 2 August 1601 during the Eighty Years' War...
Spanish garrison of Meurs surrenders to an Anglo-Dutch army led by Maurice of Nassau and Robert Bertie
Olivier van Noort completes first Dutch circumnavigation of the globe, returning home after two years but with little success at trading or taking Spanish possessions
Dutch Moluccan fleet of the Fifth Expedition, under the command of Wolfert Harmensz, lands on Mauritius suffering from scurvy, where they hunt and document the dodo [1]
Memorial service for Daitokuji's Shinju is held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto
Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy
Louis XIII is born
Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer, known for danish astronomer, died on 1601-10-24. Tycho Brahe ( TY-koh BRAH-(h)ee, - BRAH (-hə); Danish: [ˈtsʰykʰo ˈpʁɑːə] ; born Tyge Ottesen Brahe, Danish: [ˈtsʰyːjə…
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
Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid
Church authorities in Rome burn Hebrew books
France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey, and Gex in a treaty with Spain
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, leads an unsuccessful revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601) was an English nobleman, soldier and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. A charismatic and ambitious youth, Essex grew up in a...
First expedition of the English East India Company to the Spice Islands of the Moluccas departs Torbay
Dutch Fifth Expedition sets sail from the Dutch Republic for Sumatra, and the Moluccas to trade in spices
The siege of Rheinberg, also known as the Rhine campaign of 1601, was the siege of the towns of Rheinberg (Old Dutch: Rijnberk) and Meurs from 12 June to 2 August 1601 during the Eighty Years' War...
Spanish garrison of Meurs surrenders to an Anglo-Dutch army led by Maurice of Nassau and Robert Bertie
Olivier van Noort completes first Dutch circumnavigation of the globe, returning home after two years but with little success at trading or taking Spanish possessions
Dutch Moluccan fleet of the Fifth Expedition, under the command of Wolfert Harmensz, lands on Mauritius suffering from scurvy, where they hunt and document the dodo [1]
Memorial service for Daitokuji's Shinju is held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto
Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy