Historic Discovery
Jan 7 Galileo Galilei discovers the first three moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa & Ganymede
Galileo Galilei
- Jan 8 Simon Marius. a German astronomer, independently discovers the first three moons of Jupiter one day after Galileo
- Jan 13 Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter
Event of Interest
Feb 14 Polish King Sigismund III, Forges Dimitri #2 & Romanov family sign covenant against Tsar Vasili Shushki
Event of Interest
Mar 21 King James I of England and VI of Scotland addresses English House of Commons
James I and VI
Assassination
May 14 Henry IV of France is assassinated by fanatical Catholic François Ravaillac who stabs him to death in the streets of Paris
Event of Interest
May 15 Parliament of Paris appoints Louis XIII (8) as French King
Louis XIII
Victory in Battle
Jun 19 Samuel de Champlain and his French army defeat the Mohawk people at the Battle of Sorel in New France, present-day Sorel-Tracy, Quebec
Samuel de Champlain
- Jul 4 Battle of Klushino: King Sigismund III's Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army beats Russia and Sweden
- Jul 5 John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland
Event of Interest
Aug 2 English explorer Henry Hudson enters the bay later named after him, the Hudson Bay
Henry Hudson
- Aug 27 Polish King Wladyslaw crowned king of Russia