1601
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 16th century – 17th century – 18th century |
| Decades: | 1570s 1580s 1590s – 1600s – 1610s 1620s 1630s |
| Years: | 1598 1599 1600 – 1601 – 1602 1603 1604 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1601 MDCI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2354 |
| Armenian calendar | 1050 ԹՎ ՌԾ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6351 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1522–1523 |
| Bengali calendar | 1008 |
| Berber calendar | 2551 |
| English Regnal year | 43 Eliz. 1 – 44 Eliz. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2145 |
| Burmese calendar | 963 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7109–7110 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 4297 or 4237 — to — 辛丑年 (Metal Ox) 4298 or 4238 |
| Coptic calendar | 1317–1318 |
| Discordian calendar | 2767 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1593–1594 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5361–5362 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1657–1658 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1522–1523 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4701–4702 |
| Holocene calendar | 11601 |
| Igbo calendar | 601–602 |
| Iranian calendar | 979–980 |
| Islamic calendar | 1009–1010 |
| Japanese calendar | Keichō 6 (慶長６年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1521–1522 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 10 days |
| Korean calendar | 3934 |
| Minguo calendar | 311 before ROC 民前311年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 133 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2143–2144 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) 1727 or 1346 or 574 — to — 阴金牛年 (female Iron-Ox) 1728 or 1347 or 575 |
1601 (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
[change | change source]- February 8 – Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Queen Elizabeth I of England – his revolt is quickly crushed
- February 25 – 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.