Famous Birthdays Jan 27 Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) Born in 1603 Famous Deaths Jan 5 Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff, mayor of Lead, dies at 73 Dec 1602 History by Year Feb 1603 What Happened in 1603 Union of the CrownsMarch 24, 1603 John Manningham Notes the Passing of Queen Elizabeth IMarch 24, 1603