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Born on Wednesday December 6, 1600
- Richard Biggs, Church of England, Burbage, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom († 1636)
- Christophe DESPERIES, Soignies, 7060, Hainaut, Belgique
- Collaye Gille, Airaines, somme, frankrijk, Somme, Frankrijk
- Theodorus van Leven, Roermond
Died on Wednesday December 6, 1600
- Karl 1 [Wittelsbach] von Pfalz Zweibrücken (40), Birkenfeld
- Karl I von Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (Wittelsbach) (40), Birkenfeld, Duitsland
- Charles I, Count Palatine von Zweibruecken Birkfeld (Wittelsbach) (40), Birkenfeld, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Karl van Pfalz Zweibrucken (40), Birkenfeld
- Karel Van Birkenfeld I (40), Birkenfeld, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Karl I van Pfalz Zweibrucken (40), Birkenfeld, Duitsland
- Karel I von der Pfalz-Zweibrücken (geboren Wittelsbach), Pfalzgraf von der Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld (40), Birkenfeld, Oldenburg, DeutschlandHRR
- Karl 1 van Pfalz Zweibrucken (40), Birkenfeld (D)
- Karel I. van de Palts-Zweibrücken (40), Germersheim, Germany
- Adolf van Schwarzenberg (49), Papa, Veszprém Megyé, Hungary
Born on December 6
- 1520 » Barbara Radziwiłł, queen of Poland († 1551)
- 1545 » Janus Dousa, Dutch historian and noble († 1604)
- 1586 » Niccolò Zucchi, Italian astronomer and physicist († 1670)
- 1592 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle († 1676)
- 1608 » George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1670)
- 1637 » Edmund Andros, English courtier and politician, 4th Colonial Governor of New York († 1714)
- 1640 » Claude Fleury, French historian and author († 1723)
- 1642 » Johann Christoph Bach, German organist and composer († 1703)
- 1685 » Marie Adélaïde of Savoy († 1712)
- 1721 » Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French minister and politician († 1794)
Died on December 6
- 1562 » Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter (b. 1495)
- 1616 » Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi, Moroccan writer, judge and mathematician (b. 1552)
- 1618 » Jacques Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)
- 1658 » Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (b. 1601)
- 1675 » John Lightfoot, English priest, scholar, and academic (b. 1602)
- 1686 » Eleonora Gonzaga, Queen consort of Ferdinand III (b. 1630)
- 1716 » Benedictus Buns, Dutch priest and composer (b. 1642)
- 1718 » Nicholas Rowe, English poet and playwright (b. 1674)
- 1746 » Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish poet and songwriter (b. 1665)
- 1771 » Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist and pathologist (b. 1682)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1600
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 17 » On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak.
- March 20 » The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden: five Swedish noblemen are publicly beheaded in the aftermath of the War against Sigismund (1598–1599).
- August 5 » The Gowrie Conspiracy against King James VI of Scotland (later to become King James I of England) takes place.
- August 23 » Battle of Gifu Castle: The eastern forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu defeat the western Japanese clans loyal to Toyotomi Hideyori, leading to the destruction of Gifu Castle and serving as a prelude to the Battle of Sekigahara.
- October 21 » Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the leaders of rival Japanese clans in the Battle of Sekigahara and becomes shōgun of Japan.
- December 31 » The British East India Company is chartered.