February 19 » Having already been elected to the throne of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father John III of Sweden in 1592.
February 27 » Henry IV is crowned King of France.
June 11 » Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
July 5 » Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka.
August 30 » The christening of Prince Henry of Scotland is celebrated with the Masque at the baptism of Prince Henry at Stirling Castle.
October 9 » Troops of the Portuguese Empire are defeated on Sri Lanka, bringing an end to the Campaign of Danture.
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.
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