Events

• January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans
• September 20 – Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege.
• October 9 – Supernova 1604 is observed. As of this writing, this was the last supernova to be observed in the Milky Way.
• November 1 – At Whitehall Palace in London, the William Shakespeare tragedy Othello is presented for the first time.
• The Sikh Holy Scripture Guru Granth Sahib is compiled and edited by Guru Arjun .
• Luis Vaez de Torres is the first European to sail through the Torres Strait.
• France begins settling Acadia, first successful French North American colony
• France begins settling French Guiana.
• England concludes the Treaty of London with Spain, ending its involvement in the Eighty Years' War.
• Peter Blundell founds Blundell's School in Tiverton, England.
• Za Dengel deposed as Emperor of Ethiopia by Za Sellase, who restores his cousin Yaqob.

January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hampton Court Conference was a meeting in January 1604, convened at Hampton Court Palace between King James I of England and representatives of the English Puritans. ... James VI of Scotland and I of England (Charles James) (19 June 1566–27 March 1625) was a King who ruled over England, Scotland and Ireland, and was the first Sovereign to reign in the three realms simultaneously. ... The term Anglican (from the Angles or English) describes those people and churches following the religious traditions developed by the established Church of England. ... The Puritans were members of a group of radical Protestants which developed in England after the Reformation. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... Ostend (Dutch: Oostende, French: Ostende) is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of West Flanders. ... Ambrosio Spinola Doria, marqués de los Balbases (1569 - September 25, 1630), Spanish general, was born in Genoa. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... Supernova 1604, also known as Keplers Supernova or Keplers Star, was a supernova in the Milky Way, in the constellation Ophiuchus. ... The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Galaxia Kuklos; or simply the Galaxy) is a barred spiral galaxy which forms part of the Local Group. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... The Palace of Whitehall was the main residence of the English monarchs in London from 1530 until 1698 when all except Inigo Jones 1622 Banqueting House was destroyed by fire. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This page is about the Shakespeare play. ... The Golden Temple is a sacred shrine for Sikhs Sikhism (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀ) is one of the major world religions. ... Guru Arjan dictating the Adi Granth to Bhai Gurdas. ... Luiz Váez de Torres, Portuguese seaman, remembered chiefly because the Torres Strait separating Australia from Papua New Guinea is named for him. ... The Torres Strait is the body of water which lies between Australia and Papua New Guinea. ... The national flag of Acadia, adopted in 1884. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... This Treaty of London (among many others) ended hostilities between England and Spain. ... The Eighty Years War, or Dutch Revolt from 1568 to 1648 was the secession war between the Netherlands and Spain, as well as subsequent union of Portugal and Spain. ... Blundells School is a British public school, located in Tiverton in the county of Devon. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... Yaqob or Jacob was negus (throne name Malak Sagad II) (1597 - 1603; 1604 - 1607) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonid dynasty. ...

Births

• April 5 - Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (died 1675)
• May 10 - Jean Mairet, French dramatist (died 1686)
• August 3 - John Eliot, English puritan missionary (died 1690)
• August 4 - François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French author (died 1676)
• September 13 - William Brereton, English soldier and politician (died 1661)
• November 3 - Osman II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (died 1622)
• Priscilla Alden, member of Massachusetts's Plymouth Colony (died 1680)
• Isaac Ambrose, English Puritan divine (died 1664)
• Jakob Balde, German Latinist (died 1668)
• Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist (died 1676)
• Nils Brahe, Swedish soldier (died 1632)
• Johann Rudolf Glauber, German-Dutch alchemist and chemist (died 1670)
• Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (died 1651)
• Menasseh Ben Israel, Jewish Rabbi (died 1657)
• Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer, Dutch admiral (died 1665)
• Claude Lorrain, French painter (died 1682)
• Jasper Mayne, English dramatist (died 1672)
• Giovanni Battista Michelini, Italian painter (died 1655)
• John Maurice of Nassau, count of Nassau-Siegen (died 1679)
• Edward Pococke, English Orientalist and biblical scholar (died 1691)
• Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar, general in the Thirty Years' War (died 1639)

April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... Charles III (April 5, 1604 – September 18, 1675), was Duke of Lorraine from 1624 to 1634, when he abdicated in favor of his younger brother, and again from 1661 until 1669, when the duchy was occupied by the French. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim August 10 - Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... Jean (de) Mairet (bap. ... Events The League of Augsburg is founded. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... François Hédelin, abbé dAubignac (August 4, 1604 - July 25, 1676), French author, was born at Paris. ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... Sir William Brereton (1604 - 1661) (baronet), English soldier and politician. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... Priscilla Alden (nee Mullens) (1604 - 1680), noted member of Massachusettss Plymouth Colony of Pilgrims, was the wife of fellow colonist John Alden (c. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... Isaac Ambrose (1604 - January 20, 1663 or 1664) was an English Puritan divine, the son of Richard Ambrose, vicar of Ormskirk, and was probably descended from the Ambroses of Lowick in Furness, a well-known Catholic family. ... Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ... Jakob Balde (1604—1668), German Latinist, was born at Ensisheim in Alsace on January 4 1604. ... // Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ... Categories: Stub | 1604 births | 1676 deaths | Engravers ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... Nils Brahe (1604-1632), Swedish soldier and younger brother of Per Brahe that served with distinction under Gustavus Adolphus. ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604 - March 10, 1670), a German-Dutch alchemist and chemist. ... 1670 was a common year beginning on a Saturday in countries using the Julian calendar and a Wednesday in countries using the Gregorian calendar. ... Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu Tokugawa Iemitsu (previously spelled Iyemitsu);(1604 - 1651) was the third shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty who reigned from 1623 to 1651. ... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ... Menasseh Ben Israel (1604-1657), Jewish rabbi, scholar, writer, diplomat, printer and publisher, founder of the first Hebrew printing press in Amsterdam in 1626. ... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... Lieutenant-Admiral Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer by Bartholomeus van der Helst, painted 1660. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War March 6 - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publication March 16 - Bucharest allows Jews to settle in the city in exchange of annual tax of 16 guilders June 3 - The Duke of York defeats the Dutch Fleet off the... Seaport by Claude Lorrain Claude Lorrain (Lorraine, c1604 - Rome, November 23, 1682) was a French painter considered to be one of the greatest landscape painters. ... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... Jasper Mayne (1604 - 1672) was an English dramatist. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... Giovanni Battista Michelini of Foligno (1604‑1655) was a 17th century Italian painter of religious and mythological subjects; a pupil of Guido Reni, he worked principally in Foligno and Rome. ... Events New Sweden (Delaware) attacked and captured by Dutch forces. ... John Maurice of Nassau (Dutch: Johan Maurits van Nassau, 1604-1679) was a count of Nassau-Siegen. ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... Edward Pococke (1604-1691) was an English Orientalist and biblical scholar. ... Events March 5 - French troops under Marshal Louis-Francois de Boufflers besiege the Spanish-held town of Mons March 29 - Siege of Mons ends to the city’s surrender October 3 - Treaty of Limerick which guaranteed civil rights to catholics was signed. ... Bernhard, duke of Saxe-Weimar (1604 - July 18, 1639), a celebrated general in the Thirty Years War, was the eleventh son of John, duke of Saxe-Weimar. ... Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ...

Deaths

• March 4 - Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (born 1539)
• May 5 - Claudio Merulo, Italian composer (born 1533)
• June 24 - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (born 1550)
• August 3 - Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander
• August 8 - Horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (born 1578)
• September 10 - William Morgan, Welsh Bible translator (born 1545)
• October 18 - Igram van Achelen, Dutch statesman (born 1528)
• November 3 - Osman II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1622)
• Abul-Fazel, Mughal vizier and historian
• Isabella Andreini, Italian actress (born 1562)
• Catherine de Bourbon, sister of Henry IV of France (born 1559)
• Thomas Churchyard, English author (born 1520)
• Za Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia
• George Hastings, 4th Earl of Huntingdon (born 1540)
• Toda Kazuaki, Japanese samurai (born 1542)
• Roger Marbeck, English physician (born 1536)
• Seosan, Korean monk (born 1520)
• Thomas Storer, English poet (born 1571)
• Richard Topcliffe, English torturer and sadist (born 1532)
• John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1530)
• Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (born 1537)