Subtracting 500 years from 1599 gives 1099.
The last year of the 16th century was 1600, not 1599 as some would incorrectly say. 1599 was the second last year of the 16th century. The year 1573 was the 28th last year before the end of the 16th century.
The 16th Century was the years 1500-1599. Whenever trying to figure the number of the CENTURY, it is the 100 YEARS before it.
1599 was the last year of the 16th century.
Now is 2012. It's been 512 years since the year 1500. It's been 413 years since year 1599.
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The Globe opened in 1599.
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Because there is no year "zero" this would be 3999 BC (Before Christ) or BCE (Before the Common Era), but this year [2011] it would be 6000 years ago.
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It was accidentally rediscovered in 1599.
Shakespeare wrote the comedy Much Ado About Nothing in around the year 1599 and it was published in the year 1600