Explore 230 historical events from 1600–1609.
Bernard of Wąbrzeźno was a Catholic priest and a Benedictine monk from the Benedictine Abbey in Lubiń, Poland. He has been named as a candidate for beatification several times, beg…
Bernard of Wąbrzeźno, Roman Catholic priest (born 1575)
Jan Dymitr Solikowski was a Polish writer, diplomat, Archbishop of Lwów.
Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Polish archbishop (born 1539)
Philippe de Monte, sometimes known as Philippus de Monte, was a Flemish composer of the late Renaissance active all over Europe. He was a member of the 3rd generation madrigalists …
Philippe de Monte, Flemish composer and educator (born 1521)
Joan Terès i Borrull was presbyter of Vic, auxiliary bishop of Morocco (1575–1579), bishop of Elne (1579–1586) and of Tortosa (1586–1587), and archbishop of Tarragona (1587–1603). …
Joan Terès i Borrull, Spanish archbishop and academic (born 1538)
Moses Székely was Prince of Transylvania in 1603.
Mózes Székely, Hungarian noble (born 1553)
Sir Matthew Browne of Betchworth Castle, Surrey, MP, was the only son of Sir Thomas Browne and Mabel Fitzwilliam. He was involved in legal and financial transactions concerning the…
Matthew Browne, English politician (born 1563)
Ahmad al-Mansur, also known as al-Dhahabī was the Saadi Sultan of Morocco from 1578 to his death in 1603, the sixth and most famous of all rulers of the Saadis. Ahmad al-Mansur was…
Ahmad al-Mansur, Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (born 1549)
George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon was the eldest son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and Anne Morgan. His father was first cousin to Elizabeth I of England. In 1560, at the age of …
George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (born 1547)
Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and amp…
Cape Cod is sighted by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign,…
Elizabeth I visits Harefield Place at Hillingdon and the Harefield Entertainment is performed.
A galley is a type of ship optimised for propulsion by oars. Galleys were historically used for warfare, trade, and piracy mostly in the seas surrounding Europe. It developed in th…
An English naval force defeats a fleet of Spanish galleys, and captures a large Portuguese carrack at the Battle of Sesi
Grave is a city and former municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. The former municipality had a population of 12,486 in 2021. Grave is a member of the Dutch Associati…
The Spanish-held Dutch town of Grave capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army under the command of Maurice of…
The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war include…
Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War: A fleet of Spanish galleys are defeated by English and Dutch galleons in…
William Lilly was a seventeenth century English astrologer. He is described as having been a genius at something "that modern mainstream opinion has since decided cannot be done at…
William Lilly, English astrologer (died 1681)
Philippe de Champaigne was a Brabant-born French Baroque era painter, a major exponent of French Baroque painting. He was a founding member of the Académie royale de peinture et de…
Philippe de Champaigne, Dutch-French painter (died 1674)
Rudolf Christian of Ostfriesland, Count of East Frisia, was count of East Frisia, and the second son of Enno III, Count of East Frisia and Anna of Holstein-Gottorp. During his reig…
Rudolf Christian, Count of East Frisia, Ruler of East Frisia (died 1628)
Jules Mazarin, from 1641 known as Cardinal Mazarin, was an Italian Catholic prelate, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and …
Cardinal Jules Mazarin, Italian-French cardinal and politician, chief minister of France from 5 December 1642 to 9…
Gilles Personne de Roberval was a French mathematician born at Roberval near Beauvais, France. His name was originally Gilles Personne or Gilles Personier, with Roberval the place …
Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician and academic (died 1675)
Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy,, was an English aristocrat, and supporter of the Parliamentary cause in the First English Civil War.
Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, English military leader (died 1668)
William Chillingworth was a controversial English churchman.
William Chillingworth, English scholar and theologian (died 1644)
Renata of Lorraine was a noblewoman of the House of Lorraine who became a Duchess of Bavaria by her marriage to Duke William V.
Renata of Lorraine (born 1544)
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, also known as Abul Fazl, Abu'l Fadl and Abu'l-Fadl 'Allami, was an Indian writer, historian, and politician who served as the grand vizier of the Mughal Emp…
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Mughal vizier and historian (born 1551)
Caspar Peucer was a German reformer, physician, and scholar of Sorbian origin.
Caspar Peucer, German physician, scholar, and reformer (born 1525)
Hernando de Cabezón, was a Spanish composer and organist, son of Antonio de Cabezón. Only a few of his works are extant today, and he is chiefly remembered for publishing the bulk …
Hernando de Cabezón, Spanish organist and composer (born 1541)