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
Events in year of 1602
- 01-02Battle at Kinsale, Ireland: English army beats Spanish
- 01-02Spanish force in Ireland surrender to the English at Kinsdale
- 03-20United Dutch East Indian Company (VOC) forms
- 05-15Cape Cod discovered by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold
- 09-19Grave surrenders to Earl Mauritius
People born in year of 1602
- 01-06Karl Rabenhaupt: German / Dutch Baron of Sucha / army leader
- 02-09Franciscus van de Enden: Flemish Jesuit / free thinker / tutor of Spinoza
- 02-14Pier Francesco Cavalli: Italian opera composer
- 03-07Kano Tanju: Japanese painter (palaces, portraits)
- 03-29John Lightfoot: English theologist / literary (Horae Hebraicae)
- 04-02Maria de Jesus de Agreda [Maria Coronel]: Spanish Franciscan
- 04-11Johann Neukrantz: Composer
- 04-30William Lilly: England, United Kingdom -- Astrologer / author / almanac compiler
- 07-14Jules Mazarin: France -- Cardinal, French 1st Minister (1642-61)
- 08-31Amalia: Countess of Solms-Braunfels, Wife of Gov Frederik Hendrik
- 11-20Otto von Guericke: Inventor (air pump)
People died in year of 1602
- 02-03Paul Melissus [Paul Schede]: German Poet / composer, dies at 62
- 02-25Everard van Reyd: Dutch historian, dies at about 51
- 10-01Hernando de Cabezon: Composer, dies at 61
- 10-23Franciscus Junius: French / Netherlands calvinist Theologist / vicar, dies at 57
Events in year of 1603
- 03-24Scottish King James VI becomes King James I of England
- 03-30Battle at Mellifont: English army under Lord Mountjoy beats Irish
- 04-05New English King James I departs Edinburgh for London
- 07-17Sir Walter Ralegh arrested
- 08-221st stones layed in Zuiderkerk Amsterdam
- 10-20Chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23,000 killed
- 12-18Admiral Steven van der Haghens fleet departs to East-Indies
People born in year of 1603
- 02-01Michael Trumper: Composer
- 04-03William Smith: Composer
- 04-26Francesco Nigetti: Composer
People died in year of 1603
- 01-05Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff: Mayor of Lead, dies at 73
- 03-24Elizabeth I Tudor [Maiden Queen]: UK Queen (1558-1603), dies at 69
- 07-04Philippus the Monte: Priest / bandmaster / composer, dies at 82
- 08-16Silvio Antoniano: Italian Cardinal / Theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62
- 11-05Irini Fedorovna: Russian Daughter of Boris Godunov
- 11-16Pierre Charron: French philosopher / theologian
- 11-18Elisabeth van Nassau: Daughter of Juliana, dies at 61
- 12-04Maarten de Vos: Flemish painter, dies at about 71
- 12-13Franciscus Vieta: Mathematician, dies in Paris at 63
- 12-22Mehmed III: Sultan of Turkey (1595-1603), dies at 37
- 12-27Thomas Cartwright: English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68