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Historical Event(s)
– Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
– Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, was first installed at Harmandir Sahib.
– Supernova 1604, the most recent supernova to be observed in the Milky Way.
– Kepler’s Star: German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus.
– William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
Who Were Born On ?
– Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)
– Jean Mairet, French dramatist (d. 1686)
– Claudia de' Medici, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1648)
– François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)
– Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)
– William Brereton, English soldier and politician (d. 1661)
– Osman II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1622)