June 24 » Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present-day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
September 1 » Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, was first installed at Harmandir Sahib.
October 9 » Supernova 1604 is sighted, the most recent supernova to be observed within the Milky Way.
October 17 » Kepler's Supernova is observed in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
November 1 » William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is performed for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
January 28 » Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on the island of Saint Kitts.
June 10 » Signing of the Treaty of Compiègne between France and the Netherlands.
August 12 » The president of Louis XIII of France's royal council is arrested, leaving Cardinal Richelieu in the role of the King's principal minister.
August 13 » The French king Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu as prime minister.
March 14 » According to his own account, Otto von Guericke completes his book De Vacuo.
March 24 » The Province of Carolina is granted by charter to eight Lords Proprietor in reward for their assistance in restoring Charles II of England to the throne.
June 8 » Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial ensures Portugal's independence from Spain.
June 24 » The Spanish garrison of Évora capitulates, following the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial.
July 8 » Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to Rhode Island.
July 27 » The English Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports. After the Acts of Union 1707, Scotland would be included in the Act.
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