The Catholic League in Germany formed.
Twelve years' truce arranged between Spain and the Netherlands.
Discovery by Samuel Champlain of the lake bearing his name.
Ascent of the Hudson River by Henry Hudson. See "Henry Hudson Explores the Hudson River," xi, [1].
Publication of the English version of the Bible at Douai.
Galileo constructs the first telescope. (Date uncertain.)
Another false Demetrius appears in Russia; Sigismund, King of Poland, and the Cossacks support him.
Copper coin first issued in England.
1610. Assassination of Henry IV of France; his son, Louis XIII, succeeds; regency of Marie de' Medici.
Discovery and exploration of Hudson Bay.