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Born on Wednesday February 2, 1600
- William MONSON Castlemaine († 1672)
- Adrianus Mertens, Heist op den Berg
- Elizabeth Birtwistle († 1602)
- Issabell Satterthwaite, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
- Jacob Slijdrecht, Fijnaart, Netherlands († 1601)
- Salomon VOLTELEN, Ootmarsum, Overijssel, Nederland († 1663)
- Elizabeth Waite, Horsington, Wiltshire, England († 1691)
- Stephen Paine, Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England († 1679)
- Tossanus DE VILDER, Merchtem, 1785, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Maria van Ulsen, Hilvarenbeek
Died on Wednesday February 2, 1600
- Maria Petri Iden (Iven) (62), Beeck-Bree, Belgie
- Maria Elisabeth van Wartenberg (0)
- Petronel Collamore (61)
- Elizabeth Cokayne (0), London, Middlesex, England
- Sijmon Gijsberts van der Codde (76), Rijnsburg
- Maria Petrii Iden (62), Bree, België
Born on February 2
- 1551 » Nicolaus Reimers, German astronomer († 1600)
- 1576 » Alix Le Clerc, French Canoness Regular and foundress († 1622)
- 1585 » Hamnet Shakespeare, William Shakespeare's only son (baptised; d. 1596)
- 1585 » Judith Quiney, William Shakespeare's youngest daughter († 1662)
- 1588 » Georg II of Fleckenstein-Dagstuhl, German nobleman († 1644)
- 1600 » Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar († 1653)
- 1611 » Ulrik of Denmark, Danish prince-bishop († 1633)
- 1613 » Noël Chabanel, French missionary and saint († 1649)
- 1621 » Johannes Schefferus, Swedish author and hymn-writer († 1679)
- 1650 » Pope Benedict XIII († 1730)
Died on February 2
- 1512 » Hatuey, Caribbean tribal chief
- 1529 » Baldassare Castiglione, Italian soldier and diplomat (b. 1478)
- 1580 » Bessho Nagaharu, Japanese daimyō (b. 1558)
- 1594 » Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer and educator (b. 1525)
- 1648 » George Abbot, English author and politician (b. 1603)
- 1660 » Gaston, Duke of Orléans (b. 1608)
- 1660 » Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (b. 1615)
- 1661 » Lucas Holstenius, German geographer and historian (b. 1596)
- 1675 » Ivan Belostenec, Croatian linguist and lexicographer (b. 1594)
- 1688 » Abraham Duquesne, French admiral (b. 1610)
Names that were popular for boys in 1600
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Jacob
- Joannes
- Gerrit
- Jean
- John
- Thomas
- Johan
- Hendrik
- Adriaen
- Petrus
- Claes
- Johannes
Names that were popular for girls in 1600
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Anne
- Trijntje
- Mary
- Jeanne
- Barbara
- Margaretha
- Cornelia
- Grietje
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)
- 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 6 » Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance, beginning the Baroque period.
- 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.