1600
year
1600 (MDC) was a century leap year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday in the Julian calendar. It was the 1600th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 600th year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 16th century, and the first year of the 1600s. The Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar as of the start of the year. The Julian calendar remained in localized use until 1923.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1570s 1580s 1590s – 1600s – 1610s 1620s 1630s |
| Years: | 1597 1598 1599 – 1600 – 1601 1602 1603 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1600 MDC |
| Ab urbe condita | 2353 |
| Armenian calendar | 1049 ԹՎ ՌԽԹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6350 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1521–1522 |
| Bengali calendar | 1007 |
| Berber calendar | 2550 |
| English Regnal year | 42 Eliz. 1 – 43 Eliz. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2144 |
| Burmese calendar | 962 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7108–7109 |
| Chinese calendar | 己亥年 (Earth Pig) 4296 or 4236 — to — 庚子年 (Metal Rat) 4297 or 4237 |
| Coptic calendar | 1316–1317 |
| Discordian calendar | 2766 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1592–1593 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5360–5361 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1656–1657 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1521–1522 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4700–4701 |
| Holocene calendar | 11600 |
| Igbo calendar | 600–601 |
| Iranian calendar | 978–979 |
| Islamic calendar | 1008–1009 |
| Japanese calendar | Keichō 5 (慶長５年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1520–1521 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 10 days |
| Korean calendar | 3933 |
| Minguo calendar | 312 before ROC 民前312年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 132 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2142–2143 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴土猪年 (female Earth-Pig) 1726 or 1345 or 573 — to — 阳金鼠年 (male Iron-Rat) 1727 or 1346 or 574 |
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This was the last century leap year until the year 2000.
Events
change- Scotland adopts the Gregorian Calendar
- The Polish-Swedish War begins
- October 8 – San Marino adopts its constitution
- October 30- Sekigahara- Ieyasu unifies Japan after warring sates period by defeating the western army, lead by Mitsunari Ishida.
Deaths
change- September 16 – Gracia Hosokawa
- December 13 – Mitsunari Ishida
Births
change- Charles I of England (d. 1649)