Year by year · 17th century

1604

1604 in world history: 5 events, 9 births, 3 deaths, 2 states founded and 1 that came to an end. 1,059 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 1 November

    Othello is performed before James I at Whitehall

    The King's Men performed Shakespeare's Othello in the Banqueting House at Whitehall, the earliest recorded performance of the play. Its tragedy of jealousy and manipulation remains among his most performed works.

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In the profiles

  • Safavid EmpireAbbas I begins moving the Armenian merchants of Julfa to New Julfa beside Isfahan
  • SikhismGuru Arjan installs the Adi Granth, the Sikh scripture, in the Harmandir Sahib at Amritsar

Wars and longer events

Born in 1604 9

Died in 1604 3

States founded 2

States that came to an end 1

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