What happened in 1601?
Dutch–Portuguese War, Siege of Kinsale and Treaty of Lyon — among 58 events recorded in 1601. A further 44 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 24
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Siege of Kinsale
1602 battle in England's conquest of Gaelic Ireland
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Battle of Kokenhausen
1601 battle of the Polish–Swedish War
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Battle of Guruslău
1601 battle during Long Turkish War
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Siege of Nagykanizsa
1601 battle of the Long War
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Siege of Wolmar
1601 siege of the Polish–Swedish War
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Battle of Wenden
1601 battle
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Battle of Carinish
Scottish clan battle fought in North Uist in 1601
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Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch
1601 siege
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Capture of Portobello
1601 battle
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Siege of Rheinberg
1601 siege of Rheinberg
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Siege of Székesfehérvár
September 1601 siege
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Siege of Donegal
Siege in Ireland that took place in 1601
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Battle of Matsukawa
1600 battle
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Dutch–Portuguese War
War (1602–1663) between the Dutch and Portuguese colonial empires
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Battle of Bantam
1601 naval battle of the Dutch-Portuguese War
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Battle of Castlehaven
1601 battle between English and Irish forces in County Cork
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Fort William and Mary
fort
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Fort of Saint Antony of Gurupá
Gurupá, Pará, Brasil
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Fort Tiracol
building in India
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Kittur Fort
fort in India
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Madikeri Fort
fort in Karnataka, India
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Sabalgarh Fort
16th-17th century fort in India
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Bhimgad Fort
historical ruins
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Aranthangi Fort
building in India
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Lyon
1601 peace treaty between France and Savoy
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People 6
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Tycho Brahe died
Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601
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Meletius I Pegas died
Greek Patriarch of Alexandria
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Louis XIII of France born
Born in Fontainebleau. King of France and Navarre from 1610 to 1643 (1601–1643).
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Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha born
Born in Altenburg. Duke of Saxe-Gotha and Saxe-Altenburg (1601-1675).
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Madeleine de Souvré, marquise de Sablé born
Born in Bessé-sur-Braye. French writer.
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Gebhard Truchsess of Waldburg died
Died in Strasbourg. Archbishop of Cologne (1547-1601).
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Exploration & Discovery 4
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Fourth Spanish Armada
1601–1602 military expedition
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Newport Tower
archaeological site
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Meductic Indian Village / Fort Meductic
ancient Maliseet settlement
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Kasturi Rangappa Nayaka Fort
Historical fort in Sira, Karnataka
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Religion & Belief Systems 8
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Maqsud Beyk Mosque
Mosque in Isfahan, Iran
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Madonna di Valverde
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Orléans Cathedral
Cathedral located in Loiret, in France
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Convent of San Diego (Valladolid)
Dissapeared Spanish discalced franciscan monastery in Valladolid
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Temple Saint-Martin de Montbéliard
Church located in Doubs, in France
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Iglesia de San Pedro (atacama
church building in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
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Iglesia de la Recoleta
catholic church in Cuzco, Peru
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Sant’Orsola church
Church building in Sessa in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Economy & Trade 2
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Trumer Pils
Austrian beer, also made in California
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Tissimans
Company based in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, UK
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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Acaxee Rebellion
Military conflict
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Igorot revolt
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Architecture & Engineering 11
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Sant'Alessandro in Zebedia Church
Church in Milan
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San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti
Church building in Venice, Italy
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San Raimondo al Refugio
Church in Siena, Italy
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Santa Maria delle Grazie Sanctuary
Church in Crema, Italy
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Mangazeya
Human settlement in Russia
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Chishaku-in Temple
Temple in Kyoto, Japan
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Enkō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Zenkō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Fontaine de Soultzbach-les-Bains
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Jahangir Mahal, Orchha
17th century palace in Bundelkhand
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Hanle Monastery
Buddhist monastery in Ladakh, India
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 44 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1601 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1601.
17th century 44
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Tanaka Shōsuke died
Japanese trader, diplomat, technician; early Japanese contact with the Americas
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Agia Triada Monastery
Monastery in Chania Municipality, Greece
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Church of St. John the Warrior
Building in Moscow, Russia
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Royal Palace Museum
Museum in Benin
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Federigo Giambelli died
Italian military engineer
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Oberto Cantone died
Italian mathematician (16th–17th century)
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Jan van Ryen died
Dutch explorer
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Vicente de Zaldívar died
Spanish soldier and explorer
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Adrian Jorisszen Tienpoint died
17th century Dutch explorer
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Catholic Church of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Monastery of Dominican
Church building in Minsk, Belarus
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Church of Saint Irini of Ios
Church building in Ios, Greece
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Charles Tessier died
French composer
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Nicholas Lanier died
French musician
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Church of the Theotokos of Iviron on Vspolye
Temple in Zamoskvorechye District, Russia
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Epiphany Church, Oryol
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Church of the Renewal of the Temple of the Resurrection (Sertyakino)
Temple, architectural landmark in Russua
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Pir Hasan Mausoleum
Historical and religious monument in Mardakan
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Château de Cazeneuve
Castle in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Saint Catherine Church in Vspolie
Eastern Orthodox church building in Yakimanka District, Russia
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Holy Trinity Monastery
Monastery in Murom, Russia
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Saint George Chapel, Keftenitsy
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Lutheran church in Stende
Latvian cultural monument No. 6768
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Hachiman Shrine
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Lutheran church in Grīvaiši
Latvian cultural monument No. 6714
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Puze Lutheran church
Latvian cultural monument No. 6957
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Church of Saint Joseph in Viciebsk
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Church of Saint Poimen The Great in Noviye Vorotniky
Eastern Orthodox church building in Tverskoy District, Russia
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Church of the Nativity in Viciebsk
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Church of Saint Sergius in Rogozhskaya Sloboda
Church in Russia
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Church of Our Lady's Protection in Krasnoe Selo
Church building in Moscow, Russia
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Church of Saint Nicholas, Izky
Church building in Izki, Ukraine
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Convent of Basilians of Holy Spirit
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Church of Saint Nicholas in Golutvin
Church building in Moscow, Russia
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Church of Cyril of Belozersk in Vologda
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Church of Saint Michael
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Kryvorivnia founded
Kryvorivnia was founded.
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Creu del Pilar
Wayside cross in Sant Feliu Sasserra
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Creu de Terme de Balenyà
Wayside cross in Balenyà
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Rectoria
Building in Castellbisbal, Spain
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Casa rectoral d'Òrrius
Building in Òrrius, Spain
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Rectoria de la parròquia de Sant Julià d'Argentona
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Rectoria de Sant Cugat Sesgarrigues
Building in Sant Cugat Sesgarrigues, Spain
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Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Schapovo)
Heritage site, Eastern Orthodox church building, architectural landmark in Shchapovo, Russia
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Rectoria de l'església parroquial
Church in Castellgalí (Catalonia)
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