Historical Events In 1610
Monday, 02 February 2026
Jan 01 German astronomer Simon Marius 1st discovers the Jupiter moons, but does not officially report it, Galileo does on July 1 1610 


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


Jan 07 Galileo discovers 1st 3 Jupiter satellites, Io, Europa and Ganymede 


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


Jan 07 Galileo discovers3 of Jupiter satellites, Io, Europa and Ganymede. 


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


Feb 13 Jean de la Badie, French divine, founder of Lagardists 


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


Mar 01 Johann B Schup, [Schuppius], German poet/historian 


Mar 19 Hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter. 


Mar 21 King James I addresses English House of Commons 


Apr 15 Johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62. 


Apr 18 Robert Parsons, English jesuit leader/plotter, dies at 63 


Apr 22 Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italy, lawyer/Pope (1689-91). 


May 11 Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies. 


May 14 Assassination of Henri IV of France, bringing Louis XIII to the throne 


May 14 Henry IV of France assassinated. 


May 14 Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56 


May 15 Louis XIII appointed King of France. 


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


May 24 Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer. 


Jun 03 Jacob Neefs, Flemish engraver/publisher, baptised. 


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


Jun 10 Thomas West, Baron de La Mar, is appointed governor of Virginia 


Jun 24 Battle at Klushino: King Sigismund II beats Russia and Sweden 


Jul 04 Battle at Klushino: King Sigismund II beats Russian and Sweden 


Jul 04 Cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral 


Jul 05 John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland 


Jul 14 Ferdinand II, monarch of Toscane 


Aug 02 Henry Hudson enters bay later named after him, the Hudson Bay 


Aug 05 Alonso GarcÃa de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile. 


Aug 27 Polish King Wladyslaw crowned king of Russia. 


Nov 02 Richard Bancroft, archbishop of Canterbury (1604-10), dies at 66. 


Nov 21 Benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies 


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