What happened in 1603?
37 recorded events in 1603, including 18 in people, 8 in wars & conflicts and 4 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 8
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Ottoman–Safavid War
Ottoman–Safavid War (Wars & Conflicts).
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Safavid capture of Tabriz
1603 battle between the Ottoman Turks and the Safavid army of Shah Abbas I
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Battle of Rakvere
1603 military conflict in Estonia during Polish-Swedish War
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Battle of Braşov
1603 battle between Transsylvania and Walachia
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Siege of Buda
1603 conflict during the Long Turkish War
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Battle of Puerto Caballos
1603 battle
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Battle of Mers-el-Fahm
1603 battle
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Battle of Glen Fruin
Scottish clan battle on 7 February 1603
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People 18
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William Gilbert died
English physician, physicist and natural philosopher (1544-1603)
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Patriarch Matthew II of Constantinople died
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
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François Viète died
French mathematician (*1540 – †1603)
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Sebald de Weert died
Flemish captain and vice-admiral Dutch East India Company
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Aymar Chaste died
French admiral
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Ostilio Ricci died
Italian mathematician
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Valentinus Otho died
German astronomer
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Hermann Wilken died
German humanist and mathematician
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Camillo Camilliani died
Italian sculptor, architect and engineer
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Andreas Schato died
German mathematician (1539-1603)
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Ralph Lane died
English politician (1530-1603)
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Pierre de Chauvin de Tonnetuit died
French explorer and fur trader
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Philippe de Monte died
Flemish musician and composer
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William Kempe died
English actor and dancer
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Johannes Wanning died
Dutch composer, kapellmeister and singer
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Orfeo Vecchi died
Composer, choirmaster
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Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur born
Born in Konye-Urgench. Khan of Khiva from 1643 to 1663.
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Lennart Torstensson born
Born in Forstena. Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General (1603-1651).
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque
Mosque in Isfahan, Iranian national heritage site
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Cathedral
Church building in Palmanova, Italy
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Santuario della Beata Vergine Addolorata
Building in Bergamo, Italy
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First Synod of Asunción
Synod of the Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Paraguay in 1603
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Economy & Trade 1
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Auvernier Castle Cellars
Swiss winery
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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Santa Susanna
Church in Rome
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Zuiderkerk
Church in Amsterdam
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St. Hyacinth's Church
Church building in Warsaw, Poland
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Santa Maria della Verità, Naples
Church building in Naples, Italy
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Empires & Countries 2
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Tokugawa shogunate founded
Tokugawa shogunate was founded, with its capital at Edo.
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Gaelic Ireland dissolved
Gaelic Ireland ceased to exist.
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