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 |
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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 |
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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 May | Stefano della Bella / Etcher / Italy |
18 December | Charles du Fresne / Historian / France |
19 October | James Butler / Politician / United Kingdom |
21 January | Elizabeth Fones / Settler / United States of America |