1610 in History – What happened in year 1610
✅ Published on March 25th, 2009 in 17th Century in History
In history, year 1610 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 1610.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1610 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 07 january | Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei made his first observationof the four Galilean moons through his telescope-Ganymede, Callisto, Ioand Europa, although he was not able to distinguish the latter two untilthe following day. |
| 04 july | Polish–Muscovite War: The out numbered forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth defeated the Tsardom of Russia at the Battle of Klushino. |
| 02 august | English sea explorer Henry Hudson sailed into what is now knownas Hudson Bay, thinking he had made it through the Northwest Passage toreach the Pacific Ocean. |
| 14 May | The assassination of Henry IV in France and Louis XIII ascended the throne of France. |
| 15 May | The Parliament of Paris appointed Louis XIII as King of France. |
| 13 January | Italian astronomer, physicist and mathematician Galileo Galileo discovered Callisto, the fourth satellite of Jupiter. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1610:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 01 April | Charles de Saint-Évremond / Soldier / France |
| 03 October | Gabriel Lalemant / Missionary / France |
| 06 October | Charles de Sainte-Maure / General / France |
| 09 December | Baldassare Ferri / Actor / Italy |
| 12 December | Basil of Ostrog / Monk / Serbia |
| 18 December | Charles du Fresne / Historian / France |
| 18 May | Stefano della Bella / Etcher / Italy |
| 19 October | James Butler / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 21 January | Elizabeth Fones / Settler / United States of America |
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