Historical Events In 1603
Monday, 19 January 2026
Jan 05 Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73 


Feb 01 Michael Trumper, composer 


Mar 24 After forty-four years of rule, Queen Elizabeth I of England dies and King James VI of Scotland ascends to the throne, uniting England, Scotland, and Ireland under a single British monarch 


Mar 24 Elizabeth I Tudor, [Maiden Queen], Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603), dies at 69 


Mar 24 Scottish king James VI is recorded as becoming King James I of England 


Mar 30 Battle at Mellifont English army under Lord Mountjoy beats Irish. 


Mar 30 Battle at Mellifont: English army under Lord Mountjoy beats Irish. 


Apr 03 William Smith, composer 


Apr 05 New English king James I departs Edinburgh for London. 


Apr 26 Francesco Nigetti, composer. 


Jul 04 Philippus the Monte, priest/bandmaster/composer, dies at 82 


Jul 17 Sir Walter Ralegh arrested. 


Jul 25 James VI of Scotland is crowned the inaugural king of Great Britain 


Aug 16 Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri), dies at 62. 


Aug 22 1st stones layed in Zuiderkerk Amsterdam. 


Sep 01 Plague in England 


Oct 20 Chinese uprising in Philippines fails after 23000 killed. 


Nov 05 Irini Fedorovna, Russian daughter of Boris Godunov, dies. 


Nov 16 Pierre Charron, French philosopher/theologian, dies. 


Nov 17 English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason. 


Nov 18 Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61. 


Dec 04 Maarten de Vos, Flemish painter, dies at about 71 


Dec 10 William Gilbert, Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at 59. 


Dec 13 Franciscus Vieta, mathematician, dies in Paris at 63. 


Dec 18 Admiral Steven van der Haghens fleet departs to East-Indies. 


Dec 22 Mehmed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603), dies at 37. 


Dec 27 Thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68. 


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