1604

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  • January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans
  • September 20 – Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege.
  • October 9 – Supernova 1604 is observed. As of this writing, this was the last supernova to be observed in the Milky Way.
  • November 1 – At Whitehall Palace in London, the William Shakespeare tragedy Othello is presented for the first time.
  • The Sikh Holy Scripture Guru Granth Sahib is compiled and edited by Guru Arjan .
  • Luis Vaez de Torres is the first European to sail through the Torres Strait.
  • France begins settling Acadia, first successful French North American colony
  • France begins settling French Guiana.
  • England concludes the Treaty of London with Spain, ending its involvement in the Eighty Years' War.
  • Peter Blundell founds Blundell's School in Tiverton, England.
  • Za Dengel deposed as Emperor of Ethiopia by Za Sellase, who restores his cousin Yaqob.
  • The first known English Dictionary to be organized by alphabetical ordering was published.

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