1600 in History – What happened in year 1600
✅ Published on March 25th, 2009 in 16th Century in History
In history, year 1600 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1600.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1600 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 17 february | Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno, best-known as a proponent of heliocentrism and the infinity of the universe, was burned at thestake as a heretic by the Roman Inquisition. |
| 19 february | The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina exploded in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America. |
| 05 august | Scottish nobleman John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, died duringa failed attempt to kidnap King James VI. |
| 21 october | Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated the leaders of rival Japanese clans atthe Battle of Sekigahara in what is now Sekigahara, Gifu, clearing thepath for him to form the Tokugawa shogunate. |
| 19 August | Mughal Emperor Akbar captured Ahmednagar. |
| 24 August | The first ship of the East India Company, Hector, reached the coast of Surat. |
| 31 December | The British East India Company was established. |
| 01 January | In Scotland, the new year started from 1 January instead of 25 March. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1600:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 01 January | Friedrich Spanheim / Academic / Netherlands |
| 02 February | Gabriel Naudé / Scholar / France |
| 17 January | Pedro Calderón de la Barca / Poet / Spain |
| 19 November | Lieuwe van Aitzema / Historian / Netherlands |
| 26 June | Juan de Palafox y Mendoza / Bishop / Spain |
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