1609
Pieter Willemsz
Pieter Willemsz Verhoeff was a Dutch admiral of the Admiralty of Amsterdam, notable for his voyage to Asia between 1607 and 1612.
Pieter Willemsz
The 1600s
Explore 230 historical events from 1600–1609.
1609
Jean Richardot, Belgian diplomat (born 1540)
Jean Grusset dict Richardot, knight was a statesman and diplomat from the Franche-Comté, who held high political office during the Dutch Revolt and played an important role in rest…
Jean Richardot, Belgian diplomat (born 1540)
1609
Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Bohemian rabbi, mystic and philosopher (born 1520)
Judah Loew ben Bezalel, also known as Rabbi Loew, the Maharal of Prague, or simply the Maharal, was an important Talmudic scholar, Jewish mystic, mathematician, astronomer, and phi…
Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Bohemian rabbi, mystic and philosopher (born 1520)
1609
Giammateo Asola, Italian priest and composer (born 1532)
Giammateo Asola was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance. He was a prolific composer of sacred music, mostly in a conservative style, although he may have been one of the fi…
Giammateo Asola, Italian priest and composer (born 1532)
1609
Jacobus Arminius, Dutch Reformed theologian (born 1560)
Jacobus Arminius was a Dutch Reformed minister and theologian during the Protestant Reformation period whose views became the basis of Arminianism and the Dutch Remonstrant movemen…
Jacobus Arminius, Dutch Reformed theologian (born 1560)
1609
Annibale Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator (born 1560)
Annibale Carracci was an Italian painter and instructor, active in Bologna and later in Rome. Along with his brother Agostino and cousin Ludovico, Annibale was one of the progenito…
Annibale Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator (born 1560)
1609
Francis Vere, English governor and general
Sergeant Major General Sir Francis Vere was an English army officer and politician who served during the reign of Elizabeth I and fought mainly in the Low Countries during the Angl…
Francis Vere, English governor and general
1609
Matsudaira Tadayori, Japanese samurai and daimyō (born 1582)
Matsudaira Tadayori was a Sengoku period samurai who became a daimyō under the Tokugawa shogunate in early-Edo period Japan. He was also the founder of the Sakurai-branch of the M…
Matsudaira Tadayori, Japanese samurai and daimyō (born 1582)
1609
Thomas Thorpe published the first copies of Shakespeare's sonnets, possibly without William Shakespeare's consent
Thomas Thorpe was an English publisher, most famous for publishing Shakespeare's sonnets and several works by Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson. His publication of the sonnets has…
Thomas Thorpe published the first copies of Shakespeare's sonnets, possibly without William Shakespeare's consent
1609
Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (pictured) demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei, commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei or mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer and polymath. He was bo…
Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (pictured) demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
1609
Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (pictured) demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei, commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei or mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer and polymath. He was bo…
Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (pictured) demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
1608
In Ireland, O'Doherty's Rebellion is launched by the Burning of Derry
O'Doherty's Rebellion, also called O'Dogherty's Revolt, was an uprising against the Crown authorities in western Ulster, Ireland. Sir Cahir O'Doherty, lord of Inishowen, a Gaelic c…
In Ireland, O'Doherty's Rebellion is launched by the Burning of Derry
1608
A newly nationalized silver mine in Scotland at Hilderston, West Lothian is re-opened by Bevis Bulmer
Nationalization is the process of transforming privately owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state. Nationaliza…
A newly nationalized silver mine in Scotland at Hilderston, West Lothian is re-opened by Bevis Bulmer
1608
The Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states, is founded to defend the rights, land and safety of each
The Protestant Union, also known as the Evangelical Union, Union of Auhausen, German Union or the Protestant Action Party, was a coalition of Protestant German states. It was forme…
The Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states, is founded to defend the rights, land and safety of each
1608
The Colony of Virginia gets a charter, extending borders from "sea to sea"
The Colony of Virginia was a British colonial settlement in North America from 1606 to 1776. The first effort to create an English settlement in the area was chartered in 1584 and …
The Colony of Virginia gets a charter, extending borders from "sea to sea"
1608
Samuel de Champlain lands at Tadoussac, Quebec, in the course of his third voyage to New France, and begins erecting for
Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer, navigator, cartographer, soldier, geographer, diplomat, and chronicler who founded Quebec City and established New France as a permanent …
Samuel de Champlain lands at Tadoussac, Quebec, in the course of his third voyage to New France, and begins erecting for
1608
Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.
Quebec City is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459 and the Quebec City census metropolitan area had a populat…
Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.
1608
Gaston, Duke of Orléans, third son of King Henry IV of France (died 1660)
Monsieur Gaston, Duke of Orléans, was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his second wife, Marie de' Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a Fils de France. He later a…
Gaston, Duke of Orléans, third son of King Henry IV of France (died 1660)
1608
René Goupil, French-American missionary and saint (died 1642)
René Goupil,, was a French Jesuit lay missionary who became a lay brother of the Society of Jesus shortly before his death. He was the first of the eight North American Martyrs of …
René Goupil, French-American missionary and saint (died 1642)
1608
The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.
Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat directly translates to face in Gujarati, Hindi and Urdu. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its con…
The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.
1608
John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.
John Smith was an English soldier, explorer, admiral of New England, and author. He was knighted for his services to Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, and his friend Mózes…
John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.
1608
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1657)
Ferdinand III was Archduke of Austria, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1625, King of Bohemia from 1627 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1637 to his death.
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1657)
1608
George Goring, Lord Goring, English general (died 1657)
George Goring, Lord Goring was an English army officer. He was known by the courtesy title Lord Goring as the eldest son of George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich.
George Goring, Lord Goring, English general (died 1657)
1608
Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel, English politician (died 1652)
Henry Frederick Howard, 15th Earl of Arundel PC(Ire), styled Lord Maltravers until 1640, and Baron Mowbray from 1640 until 1652, was an English nobleman, chiefly remembered for his…
Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel, English politician (died 1652)