1604

Year 1604 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 10-day slower ).

January - June

 * – with, the  s and representatives of.

February is coming soon...

July - December

 * – Capture of by  forces under  after a three year siege.
 * – is observed. As of this writing, this was the last  to be observed in the.
 * – At in, the  tragedy  is presented for the first time.

Undated

 * The   is compiled and edited by.
 * begins settling, first successful n.
 * begins settling.
 * concludes the with, ending its involvement in the.
 * founds in,.
 * deposed as of  by, who restores his cousin.
 * , the first known  to be organized by  ordering, was.
 * Before 1st October had completed the  built to transport  from the mines at  to  just west of, .  This is currently the world's oldest  with provenance. Exact date unknown but a surviving account book for the year ended 30 September 1604 proves it was built within the preceding 12 months.
 * The A-text of 's is officially published.

Births

 * , German (d. )
 * ? -, German-Dutch alchemist and chemist (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French dramatist (d. )
 * -, count of Nassau-Siegen (d. )
 * -, English puritan missionary (d. )
 * -, French author (d. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (d. )
 * -, general in the Thirty Years' War (d. )
 * -, English soldier and politician (d. )
 * -, Swedish soldier (d. )
 * November -, English dramatist (d. )
 * -, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (d. )
 * date unknown
 * , English Puritan divine (d. )
 * , Jewish Rabbi (d. )
 * , Italian painter (d. )
 * , English Orientalist and biblical scholar (d. )
 * probable
 * , French engraver and artist (d. )
 * , Dutch admiral (d. )

See also .

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * -, Italian theologian (born )
 * -, French diplomat and writer (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, Spanish military commander
 * -, Japanese warlord (b. )
 * -, Welsh Bible translator (b. )
 * -, Dutch statesman (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * date unknown
 * , Italian actress (b. )
 * , English author (b. )
 * , Japanese samurai (b. )
 * , English poet (b. )
 * , English torturer and sadist (b. )
 * probable
 * , Mughal vizier and historian
 * , Korean monk (b. )
 * , Korean monk (b. )

See also .