What happened in 1602?

Dutch East India Company founded

Major Events · Amsterdam

The VOC is founded, becoming the first multinational corporation and issuing the first shares of stock.

Battle of Reval

Wars & Conflicts · Tallinn

1602 battle

Siege of Dunboy

Wars & Conflicts · Dunboy Castle

1602 siege in Ireland during the Nine Years' War

Siege of Fellin

Wars & Conflicts · Viljandi

1602 siege of the Polish–Swedish War

Siege of Weissenstein

Wars & Conflicts · Paide

1602 military conflict

Siege of Buda

Wars & Conflicts · Buda

1602 siege during the austro-ottoman wars

Siege of Grave

Wars & Conflicts · Grave

Siege that took place between 18 July to 20 September 1602 as part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War

Siege of Székesfehérvár

Wars & Conflicts · Székesfehérvár

1602 siege

Battle of the Narrow Seas

Wars & Conflicts · Strait of Dover

Naval engagement that took place on the 3–4 October 1602 during the Anglo-Spanish War of 1585 and part of the Dutch Revolt

Battle of Sesimbra Bay

Wars & Conflicts · Sesimbra

16th century naval battle between Spain (Portugal) and England

Mutiny of Hoogstraten

Wars & Conflicts · Hoogstraten

Juan de Fuca died

People · Cephalonia

Explorer for Spain from Kefalonia, Ionian Islands

Juan Fernández died

People · Santiago

Spanish explorer

Martín del Barco Centenera died

People · Lisbon

Spanish explorer

Sebastião Rodrigues Soromenho died

People · Sesimbra

(27 March 1560-c. 1602)

Caspar Peucer died

People · Dessau

Died in Dessau. German physician (1525-1602).

Vittorio Zonca died

People · Padua

Italian engineer and writer

Peder Soerensen died

People · Ribe

Danish physician

Jan Muscenius died

People · Kraków

Astronomer

Ruy Díaz de Melgarejo died

People · Salteras

Spanish explorer

Thomas Morley died

People · London

English composer, organist and editor

Luigi Zenobi died

People · Ancona

Italian cornet player

Cardinal Mazarin born

People · Pescina

Born in Pescina. French cardinal and statesman.

Otto von Guericke born

People · Magdeburg

Born in Magdeburg. German scientist, inventor, and politician (1602-1686).

Athanasius Kircher born

People · Geisa

Born in Geisa. German Jesuit scholar (1601 or 1602-1680).

Per Brahe the Younger born

People · Rydboholm Castle

Born in Rydboholm Castle. Swedish noble (1602-1680).

William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel born

People · Kassel

Born in Kassel. Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.

Elisabeth of France born

People · Fontainebleau

Born in Fontainebleau. Queen consort of Spain (1602-1644).

Zhu Yujian born

People · Nanyang

Born in Nanyang. Chinese emperor (1602-1646).

Guadalupe Island

Exploration & Discovery · Pacific Ocean

Island in the Pacific Ocean, off Baja California, Mexico

Jolo expedition

Exploration & Discovery · Jolo

Spanish battle in Jolo, early 17th century

Nostra Signora di Lampedusa

Religion & Belief Systems

Shrine in Castellaro, Italy

Monte Carmelo

Religion & Belief Systems

Convent in Loano, Italy

Oratorio di Sant'Andrea

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Rome, Italy

Oratorio di Santa Barbara

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Rome, Italy

Ermita de Loreto d'Atzeneta del Maestrat

Religion & Belief Systems

San Nicolo convent

Religion & Belief Systems

Convent in Schio, Italy

Houliao Weiling Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple at Houliao Village, Baisha Township, Penghu 884 Taiwan

Noviciate of San Ignacio

Religion & Belief Systems

17th-century preparation house of the Society of Jesus in Madrid, nowadays dissapeared

Jōshin-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Edogawa-ku, Tokyo

Jōken-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Suginami-ku, Tokyo

Tentoku-in Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Nakano-ku, Tokyo

Daitsū-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Buddhist temple in Nagahama, Shiga prefecture, Japan

Shōfuku-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in sumida, Tokyo

Zenkō-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Koishikawa, Bunkyō-ku

Renkō-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Mukōgaoka, Bunkyō-ku

Dutch East India Company

Economy & Trade · Oost-Indisch Huis

1602–1799 Dutch trading company

Ruins of St. Paul's

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Macau

Church of St. Ignatius, Vilnius

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Vilnius, Lithuania

Tolentini

Architecture & Engineering · Santa Croce

Church building in Santa Croce, Italy

Dragomirna

Architecture & Engineering · Dragomirna

Monastery

San Giacomo in Augusta

Architecture & Engineering

Church built in central Rome

Pio Monte della Misericordia

Architecture & Engineering

Historic church and museum in Napels, Italy

Bernardine Monastery, Iziaslav

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Iziaslav, Ukraine

Oratorio dei Vanchetoni

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Florence, Italy

Santuario di Santa Maria della Fontenuova

Architecture & Engineering

Sanctuary in Tuscany, Italy

Saint Marcellino and Pietro church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Cremona, Italy

Higashi Hongan-ji Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan; head temple of Ōtani-ha school

Karatsu Castle

Architecture & Engineering

Japanese castle in Karatsu, Saga prefecture

Forte de Milfontes

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Odemira, Beja District, Portugal

Charlemont Fort

Architecture & Engineering

Fort in Charlemont, County Armagh, Northern Ireland

Santa Maria della Sanità, Naples

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Naples

Fontana della Madonna

Architecture & Engineering · Piazza della Madonna

Shōryū-ji Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist temple in Tenjin, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan

Corral de comedias de Alcalá de Henares

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Alcalá de Henares, Spain

Saxe-Altenburg founded

Empires & Countries · Altenburg

Saxe-Altenburg was founded, with its capital at Altenburg.