1601
| Years: 1598 1599 1600 - 1601 - 1602 1603 1604 | |
| Decades: 1570s 1580s 1590s - 1600s - 1610s 1620s 1630s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1601 in literature 1601 in science | |
- For other uses, see Number 1601.
Events
- February 8 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Elizabeth I of England - revolt is quickly crushed
- February 25 - Robert Devereux beheaded
- Jesuit Matteo Ricci arrives in China
- Bad harvest in Russia due to rainy summer
- Dutch troops drive Portuguese from Malaga
Year in topic
- 1601 in literature:
- Mark Twain's 1601, subtitled "Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors", is a vulgar satire supposedly taken from Pepys' diaries.
Births
- May 2 - Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit scholar
- August 20 - Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician
- September 27 - King Louis XIII of France
Deaths
- Tycho Brahe - Danish astronomer
- Scipione Ammirato - Italian historian
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