Event of Interest
Jul 3 Samuel de Champlain founds city of Quebec

Samuel de Champlain
Event of Interest
Aug 13 John Smith's story of Jamestown's first days submitted for publication

John Smith
- Aug 24 1st English convoy lands at Surat, India
- Sep 10 John Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Virginia
- Sep 29 Captain Newport arrives from England with supplies for colonists
- Oct 2 Hans Lippershey applies for patent for first known early telescope in the Netherlands