1606
Rembrandt Born in Leiden
The ninth child of a prosperous miller was baptized in the parish church of Leiden and named Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.
Willem Janszoon Sights Australia
The Dutch captain Willem Janszoon, probing the Gulf of Carpentaria in the yacht Duyfken, put a boat ashore on the Cape York Peninsula and became the first…
Virginia Company Chartered
James I granted two groups of London and Plymouth investors the right to plant colonies along the North American coast between the thirty-fourth…
Treaty of Zsitvatorok
After fifteen years of inconclusive fighting, Habsburg and Ottoman diplomats signed a peace treaty on the marshy banks of the Zsitva river in Hungary.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1606?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1606. The most significant is Rembrandt Born in Leiden: The ninth child of a prosperous miller was baptized in the parish church of Leiden and named Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn.
What era was 1606 part of?
1606 falls within the Renaissance (1501-1650). Reformation, conquest, and the world drawn whole.
Which regions saw notable events in 1606?
The events from 1606 span Europe and Oceania.