| January 2 | Battle at Kinsale, Ireland: English army beats Spanish |
| January 2 | Spanish force in Ireland surrender to the English at Kinsdale |
| March 20 | United Dutch East Indian Company (VOC) forms |
| May 15 | Cape Cod discovered by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold |
| May 21 | Martha's Vineyard 1st sighted (Captain Bartholomew Gosnold) |
| September 19 | Grave surrenders to earl Mauritius |
| December 5 | Giulio Caccini's "Euridice," premieres in Florence |