Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1604. This year saw 9 significant events.
Siege of Ostend ends after Dutch and English forces surrender the city, allowing Ambrosio Spinola's Spanish army to recapture the devastated city and end one of the bloodiest sieges in history that caused an estimated 100,000 casualties
Count Maurits' army lands at Cadzand
Leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina
Pierre Dugua de Monts reaches Cap La Hève (La Have) on the Nova Scotia coast, on his way to establish Arcadia, the first successful permanent settlement in New France
Spanish garrison of Aardenburg surrenders to Mauritius
French expedition led by Pierre Dugua de Monts lands at Île Sainte-Croix to found settlement of Acadia in New France - later moved to Port Royal [1]
Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to Dutch Stadtholder Maurice of Nassau
Supernova "Kepler's nova" first sighted by Lodovico delle Colombe in Italy
Dutch East India Company Admiral Steven van der Haghen's fleet reaches Bantam, Indonesia
Siege of Ostend ends after Dutch and English forces surrender the city, allowing Ambrosio Spinola's Spanish army to recapture the devastated city and end one of the bloodiest sieges in history that caused an estimated 100,000 casualties
Count Maurits' army lands at Cadzand
Leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina
Pierre Dugua de Monts reaches Cap La Hève (La Have) on the Nova Scotia coast, on his way to establish Arcadia, the first successful permanent settlement in New France
Spanish garrison of Aardenburg surrenders to Mauritius
French expedition led by Pierre Dugua de Monts lands at Île Sainte-Croix to found settlement of Acadia in New France - later moved to Port Royal [1]
Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to Dutch Stadtholder Maurice of Nassau
Supernova "Kepler's nova" first sighted by Lodovico delle Colombe in Italy
Dutch East India Company Admiral Steven van der Haghen's fleet reaches Bantam, Indonesia