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1599
Years: 1596 1597 1598 - 1599 - 1600 1601 1602 |
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Decades: 1560s 1570s 1580s - 1590s - 1600s 1610s 1620s |
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Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century 1599 state leaders |
Events
- Swedish King Sigismund III Vasa is replaced by his brother Charles IX of Sweden.
- First reported performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in London.
Births
- February 13 - Pope Alexander VII (+ 1667)
- March 22 - Anthony van Dyck, painter (+ 1641)
- April 25 - Oliver Cromwell, later Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland
- John Alden, English settler of the Plymouth Colony, passenger of the Mayflower
- Robert Blake, famous English Admiral
Deaths
- January 28 - Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian composer
- April 10 - Gabrielle d'Estrée, mistress to French King, Henri IV
- April 27 - Maeda Toshiie, Japanese samurai and warlord
- August 22 - Luca Marenzio, Italian composer
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