May 15 Parliament of Paris appoints Louis XIII (8) as French king

May 14 Henry IV of France assassinated

May 15 Louis XIII appointed King of France

Jan 07 Galileo discovers the moons of Jupiter with his newly invented telescope

Jan 01 German astronomer Simon Marius first discovers the Jupiter moons, but does not officially report it, Galileo does on July 1 1610

Jan 07 Galileo discovers3 of Jupiter satellites, Io, Europa &Ganymede

Jan 07 Galileo discovers3 of Jupiter satellites, Io, Europa &Ganymede

Jan 13 Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, 4th satellite of Jupiter

Feb 14 Polish king Sigismund III, Forges Dimitri #2 & Romanov family sign covenant against czar Vasili Shushki

Jun 10 The first Dutch settlers arrive (from NJ), to colonize Manhattan Island

Dec 27 Paris France, Hélène Boulle de Champlain, age 12, signs marriage contract with 40 year old Samuel de Champlain; daughter of a wealthy secretary to Louis XIII

Mar 21 King James I addresses English House of Commons