1604

Events 
 January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans
 September 20 – Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three-year siege.
 October 9 – Supernova 1604 is observed. As of this writing, this was the last supernova to be observed in the Milky Way.
 November 1 – At Whitehall Palace in London, the William Shakespeare tragedy Othello is presented for the first time. 
 The Sikh Holy Scripture Guru Granth Sahib is compiled and edited by Guru Arjan .
 Luis Váez de Torres is the first European to sail through the Torres Strait.
 France begins settling Acadia, first successful French North American colony
 France begins settling French Guiana.
 England concludes the Treaty of London with Spain, ending its involvement in the Eighty Years' War.
 Peter Blundell founds Blundell's School in Tiverton, England.
 Za Dengel deposed as Emperor of Ethiopia by Za Sellase, who restores his cousin Yaqob.
 The first known English Dictionary to be organized by alphabetical ordering was published.