1600s
| Millennia: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 16th century - 17th century - 18th century |
| Decades: | 1570s 1580s 1590s - 1600s - 1610s 1620s 1630s |
| Years: | 1600 1601 1602
1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1608 1609 |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments |
Events and trends
Many inventions and institutions are created, including Hans Lippershey with the
telescope (1608, used by
- 1602 - The first production of Hamlet is held.
- November 5, 1605 - The Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British Parliament.
- 1607 - John Smith of Jamestown enters Virginia.
- September 2, 1609 - Henry Hudson enters New York Bay.
- Galileo popularizes the astronomical use of the telescope.
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