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1602 Historical Event(s)
March 20, 1602
– The Dutch East India Company is established.
May 15, 1602
– Bartholomew Gosnold becomes the first European to see Cape Cod.
November 8, 1602
– The Bodleian Library at Oxford University is opened to the public.
November 12, 1602
– Sebastian Viscaino lands at and names San Diego, California.
December 11, 1602
– A surprise attack by forces under the command of the Duke of Savoy and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva.
Who Were Born On 1602?
February 14, 1602
– Francesco Cavalli, Italian composer (d. 1676)
February 18, 1602
– Per Brahe, Swedish soldier (d. 1680)
March 4, 1602
– Kanō Tan'yū, Japanese painter (d. 1674)
March 29, 1602
– John Lightfoot, English churchman (d. 1675)
May 26, 1602
– Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)
July 14, 1602
– Jules Mazarin, French statesman and cardinal (d. 1661)
August 31, 1602
– Countess Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (d. 1675)
October 12, 1602
– William Chillingworth, English religious leader (d. 1644)
November 22, 1602
– Elisabeth of Bourbon, Queen of Philip IV of Spain (d. 1644)
December 18, 1602
– Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (d. 1650)