What happened in 1601?
27 recorded events in 1601, including 12 in wars & conflicts, 5 in people and 4 in architecture & engineering. A further 16 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 12
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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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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Lyon
1601 peace treaty between France and Savoy
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People 5
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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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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Maqsud Beyk Mosque
Mosque in Isfahan, Iran
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Madonna di Valverde
Madonna di Valverde (Religion & Belief Systems).
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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 1
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Acaxee Rebellion
Military conflict
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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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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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 16 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 16
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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
Epiphany Church, Oryol (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Church of the Renewal of the Temple of the Resurrection (Sertyakino)
Temple, architectural landmark in Russua
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