1600s

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1570s 1580s 1590s – 1600s – 1610s 1620s 1630s
Years:	1600 1601 1602 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1608 1609
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events

• November 5, 1605 – The Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British Parliament.
• 1607 – John Smith of Jamestown enters Virginia and meets the princess, Pocahontas.
• September 2, 1609 – Henry Hudson enters New York Bay.
• Galileo popularized the astronomical use of the telescope.
• Breast baring is a popular fashion amongst the women of England and the Netherlands.