Notable Historical Events - 1600
1600 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 1 |
Scotland begins its numbered year on January 1 instead of 25 March. |
Feb 4 |
Tycho Brahe & Johannes Kepler meet for first time near Prague |
Feb 8 |
Vatican convicts scholar Giordano Bruno to death |
Feb 17 |
Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, charged of heresy. |
Feb 19 |
The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America. |
Mar 20 |
The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. |
Apr 21 |
1st date in James Clavell's novel Shogun (OS) |
Jul 1 |
Prince Maurits' army occupies Newport Flanders Neth |
Jul 2 |
Battle at Newport: Earl Mauritius van Nassau beats Spanish Army |
Aug 6 |
Henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588 |
Sep 15 |
Battle of Sekigahara. |
Oct 8 |
San Marino adopts constitution |
Oct 16 |
Olivier van Noorts ships reach Philippines |
Oct 20 |
Battle of Sekigahara sets Tokugawa clan as Japan's rulers (shoguns) |
Dec 14 |
Olivier van Noort sinks Spanish galleon San Diego at Bay of Manila, 350 die |
Dec 20 |
Ottario Rinuccini/Giulio Caccini's opera "Euridice" published |
Dec 31 |
British East India Company chartered |
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