What is 1601?
{{Year nav|1601}} {{Year in various calendars|1601}} '''1601''' ([[Roman numerals|MDCI]]) was a [[common year starting on Monday]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]] and a [[common year starting on Thursday]] in the [[Julian calendar]]. It was the 1st year of the [[17th century]]. == Events == * [[February 8]] – [[Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex]], rebels against Queen [[Elizabeth I of England]] – his revolt is quickly crushed * [[February 25]] – [[Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex|Robert Devereux]]'s head is chopped off as a punishment * [[Jesuit]] [[Matteo Ricci]] arrives in [[China]] * A bad harvest in [[Russia]] due to rainy summer * Dutch troops chase Portuguese from [[Málaga]] * Start of [[Siege of Kinsale]], in [[Ireland]] – the siege started in the Autumn of 1601, and ended in the [[Battle of Kinsale]] on [[3 January]] [[1602]] according to the [[Gregorian Calendar]] used today. This calendar was already being used by the Irish and Spanish forces in the battle, but for the English side, who were still using the old [[Julian Calendar]], the date of the battle was 24 December 1601. [[Category:1601| ]]