What Happened in September 1600

Historical Events

  • Sep 15 Battle of Sekigahara, rise of the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan

Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 5 Loreto Vittori, Italian composer and mezzo-soprano singer, born in Spoleto (d. 1670) [date baptized]
  • Sep 27 John Galle, Flemish engraver and printer, baptized (d. 1676)

Famous Deaths

  • Sep 1 Tadeáš Hájek, Czech naturalist, physician and astronomer, dies at 74
  • Sep 10 John Bruhesius [Bruhesen], bishop of Groningen, dies