1606 in History – What happened in year 1606
✅ Published on March 25th, 2009 in 17th Century in History
In history, year 1606 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 1606.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1606 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 16 May | Two thousand foreign nationals were killed in Russia. |
| 16 June | The fifth Sikh Guru Arjun Dev passed away. |
| 07 August | Shakespeare's play Macbeth was staged for King James I for the first time. |
| 26 December | Shakespeare first introduced his popular play King Lear to the court of King James I of England. |
| 06 April | Prince Khusro rebelled against his father, the Mughal ruler Jahangir. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1606:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 03 March | Edmund Waller / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 06 June | Pierre Corneille / Producer / France |
| 09 November | Hermann Conring / Philosopher / Germany |
| 12 November | Jeanne Mance / Nurse / France |
| 12 February | John Winthrop the Younger / Politician / United States of America |
| 15 July | Rembrandt / Painter / Netherlands |
| 16 June | Arthur Chichester / Politician / Ireland |
| 19 June | James Hamilton / Politician / Scotland |
| 22 September | Li Zicheng / Emperor / China |
| 23 May | Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz / Philosopher / Spain |
| 25 May | Charles Garnier / Missionary / France |
| 30 March | Vincentio Reinieri / Mathematician / Italy |
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