Notable Historical Events - 1610
1610 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 1 |
German astronomer Simon Marius first discovers the Jupiter moons, but does not officially report it, Galileo does on July 1 1610 |
Jan 7 |
Galileo discovers 1st 3 Jupiter satellites, Io, Europa & Ganymede |
Jan 13 |
Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter |
Feb 14 |
Polish king Sigismund III, Forges Dimitri #2 & Romanov family sign covenant against Tsar Vasili Shushki |
Mar 21 |
King James I addresses English House of Commons |
May 14 |
Assassination of Henri IV of France, bringing Louis XIII to the throne. |
May 15 |
Parliament of Paris appoints Louis XIII (8) as French king |
Jun 10 |
Thomas West, Baron de La Mar, is appointed governor of Virginia |
Jun 10 |
1st Dutch settlers arrive (from NJ), to colonize Manhattan Island |
Jun 19 |
Samuel de Champlain and his French army defeat the Mohawk people at the Battle of Sorel in New France, present-day Sorel-Tracy, Quebec |
Jun 24 |
Battle of Klushino: King Sigismund II's Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army beats Russia & Sweden |
Jul 4 |
Battle at Klushino: King Sigismund II beats Russian & Sweden |
Jul 5 |
John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland. |
Aug 2 |
Henry Hudson enters bay later named after him, the Hudson Bay |
Aug 27 |
Polish King Wladyslaw crowned king of Russia |
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