Captain John Smith helps to found the colony of Virginia at Jamestown. It is believed that he also introduced coffee to North America. The first coffeehouse opens in Italy. The first coffeehouse opens in England. They multiply at a rapid pace and become popular forums for learned discussion.
First coffeehouse opens in Paris.
The Turkish army surrounds Vienna. Franz George Kolschitsky, a Viennese who had lived in Turkey, slips behind enemy lines to lead relief forces into the city. He claims it as a reward and opens central Europe's first coffeehouse. He also establishes the habit of refining the brew by filtering out the grounds, sweetening it and adding a dash of milk. This takes place in Ceylon and in their first East Indian colony - Java, the source of coffee's nickname.