Events in year of 1599
- 01-11Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam Java with pepper, clove and muskaat
- 03-27Robert Devereux becomes Lieutenant General of Ireland
- 04-18Valencia Archduke Albrecht of Austrian marries Isabella of Spain
- 07-19Jacob van Necks Merchant fleet leaves Java
- 09-07Earl van Essex and Irish rebel Tyrone signs treaty
People born in year of 1599
- 01-12Adrian van Utrecht: Flemish painter
- 02-13Alexander VII [Fabio Chigi]: Siena, Italy -- Pope (1655-67)
- 03-13Johannes Berchmans: Dutch Jesuit / Saint
- 03-23Thomas Selle: Composer
- 04-25Oliver Cromwell: Puritan lord protector of England (1653-58)
- 06-12Jan W van Brederode: Governor (Hertogenbosch) / Field Marshal
- 10-10Jacob Aertsz Colom: Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)
- 11-11Ottavio Piccolomini: Italian / Spanish marshal
People died in year of 1599
- 01-13Edmund Spenser: Poet (Faerie Queene), dies at about 46
- 01-22Cristofano Malvezzi: Composer, dies at 51
- 09-11Cornelis de Houtman: Navigator (1st Dutch trip to Java), murder at 35
Events in year of 1600
- 02-04Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler meet for 1st time near Prague
- 02-08Vatican convicts Scholar Giordano Bruno to death
- 07-02Battle at Newport: Earl Mauritius van Nassau beats Spanish Army
- 08-06Henry IV of France invades Savoy after negotiations break down over Saluzzo, controlled by Savoy since 1588
- 10-08San Marino adopts constitution
- 10-16Olivier van Noorts ships reach Philippines
- 12-31British East India Company chartered
People born in year of 1600
- 01-17Calderon: Writer
- 01-28Clement IX [Giulio Rospigliosi]: Pistoia, Italy -- 238th Pope (1667-69)
- 07-20Simon Ives: Composer
- 08-11Paul Hallman: Composer
- 09-03Dirck Graswinckel: Dutch States-General court clerk
- 09-05Loreto Vittori: Composer
- 09-27John Galle: Flemish engraver / printer, baptised
- 11-19Charles I: King of England (1625-49); executed by Parliament
- 11-19Lieuwe van Aitzema: Dutch historian (Matters of State & War)
People died in year of 1600
- 02-15Jose the Acosta: Spanish Missionary (Peru)
- 02-17Giordano Bruno: Advocate of Copernican theory, burned at stake
- 08-02Arent van Dorp: Dutch Governor of East-Zealand, dies at about 70
- 08-15Johann Baptista Serranus: Composer, dies at 60
- 09-10John Bruhesius [Bruhesen]: Bishop of Groningen
- 11-12Andreas of Austrian: Land Guardian of the Netherlands (1598-1600), dies at 42
Events in year of 1601
- 01-07Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth
- 01-14Church authorities burn hebrew books in Rome
- 01-17France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey and Gex in treaty with Spain
- 02-08Earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London
- 02-13John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London
- 06-07Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid
- 07-30Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius
- 08-06Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to Earl Mauritius
- 08-27Olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world
- 11-24Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy
People born in year of 1601
- 01-31Pieter de Bloot: Dutch landscape painter
- 03-19Alonzo Cano: Spanish painter / sculptor (Cathedral Granada)
- 05-02Athanasius Kircher: German Jesuit / inventor (magic lantern)
- 09-22Anna van Oostenrijk: Queen of France / Daughter of Philip III
- 09-27Louis XIII: King of France (1610-43)
- 12-25Jose Ximenez: Composer
People died in year of 1601
- 08-19Michael the Brave: Ruler of Turkey