1604 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1604?
- June 24, 1604 – Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
- September 1, 1604 – Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, was first installed at Harmandir Sahib.
- October 9, 1604 – Supernova 1604, the most recent supernova to be observed in the Milky Way.
- October 17, 1604 – Kepler’s Star: German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus.
- November 1, 1604 – William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
Who Were Born In The Year 1604?
- April 5, 1604 – Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)
- May 10, 1604 – Jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)
- June 4, 1604 – Claudia de' Medici, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1648)
- August 4, 1604 – François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)
- August 12, 1604 – Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)
- September 13, 1604 – William Brereton, English soldier and politician (d. 1661)
- November 3, 1604 – Osman II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1622)
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