On This Day

Events in History in 1604

  • Apr 25 Count Maurits' army lands at Cadzand
  • May 6 Leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina
  • May 12 Spanish garrison of Aardenburg surrenders to Mauritius
  • Aug 20 Spanish garrison of Sluis surrenders to count Maurice
  • Sep 20 Spanish army under Spinola recaptures Oostende
  • Oct 8 Supernova "Kepler's nova" first sighted by Lodovico delle Colombe in Italy

Event of Interest

Nov 1 William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello" first presented

William Shakespeare
Playwright William Shakespeare
  • Dec 31 Dutch East India Company Admiral Steven van der Haghen's fleet reaches Bantam, Indonesia

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