1604

Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century

Decades: 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s - 1600s - 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s

Years: 1599 1600 1601 1602 1603 - 1604 - 1605 1606 1607 1608 1609

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Events

• September 20 - Capture of Ostend by SPanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola[?] after a three year siege.
• Peace between England and Spain
• The Sikh Holy Scripture is compiled and edited by Guru Arjun[?].
• Luis Vaez de Torres[?] is the first European to sail through the Torres Strait[?].
• France begins settling French Guiana.
• Supernova 1604 is observed. As of this writing, this was the last supernova to be observed in the Milky Way.

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