What is 1602?
{{Year nav|1602}} {{Year in various calendars|1602}} {{Year article header|1602}} == Events == * [[3 January]] – [[Battle of Kinsale]] – the battle happened on 3 January '''1602''' according to the [[Gregorian Calendar]] used by the Irish and Spanish forces in the battle, although, for the English who were still using the old [[Julian Calendar]], the date of the battle was 24 December 1601 * [[February 14]] – [[William Shakespeare]] First performance of ''Twelfth Night '' on [[Candlemas]] * [[March 20]] – The [[Dutch East India Company]] is established as ''The United East India Company'' by the Dutch [[Netherlands States-General|States-General]] * [[May 15]] – [[Bartolomew Gosnold]] becomes the first European to discover [[Cape Cod]]. * [[June]] – [[James Lancaster]]'s [[British East India Company|East India Company]] fleet arrives at Achin (now [[Aceh]]), [[Sumatra]] to deal with the local ruler. Having defeated [[Portugal]]'s ally, the ruler is happy to do business, and Lancaster seizes a large Portuguese [[Galleon]] and loots it. * [[November 8]] – The [[Bodleian Library]] at the [[University of Oxford]] is opened to the public. * [[December 11]] – A surprise attack by forces under the command of the [[Duke of Savoy]] and his brother-in-law, [[Philip III of Spain]], is repelled by the citizens of [[Geneva]]. (This actually took place after midnight, in the early morning of [[December 12]], but commemorations/celebrations on [[L'Escalade|Fête de l'Escalade]] are usually held on December 11 or the closest weekend.) *[[Ben Jonson]] writes ''Poetaster'' *[[William Shakespeare]] writes ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' * [[Iran|Persia]] and [[Spain]] conclude a defensive alliance and declare war on the [[Ottoman Empire]] * In [[Praque]], [[Florian Mathias]] performs the first successful bowel surgery – removes a dagger from stomach * Jesuit missionary [[Jeronimo de Angeluin]] arrives in [[Japan]] * A private trading company is established in [[Copenhagen]], with the [[monopoly]] on the trade with [[Iceland]]. [[Cat