1603 in literature
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See also: 1602 in literature, other events of 1603, 1604 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- Ben Jonson and Thomas Dekker collaborate on a pageant to welcome the new king James I of England.
- Thomas Middleton gets married.
- Chronicler Richard Baker, is knighted by James I.
- Henry Chettle receives his last payment from Philip Henslowe.
- Foundation of the Accademia dei Lincei in Rome.
- Jacobus Arminius becomes professor of theology at Leiden.
[edit] New books
- Johann Bayer - Uranometria
- John Davies of Hereford - Microcosmos
- John Florio - translation into English of Michel de Montaigne's Essais
- Thomas Dekker - The Wonderful Year
[edit] New drama
[edit] Births
- July 12 - Edward Benlowes, poet (died 1676)
- December 21 - Roger Williams, theologian (died 1684)
- date unknown - Gabriel Bocángel, dramatist (died 1658)
- date unknown - Johannes Cocceius, theologian (died 1669)
- date unknown - Valentin Conrart, memoirist (died 1675)
- date unknown - Gysbert Japiks, Frisian poet (died 1666)
- date unknown - Shackerley Marmion, dramatist (died 1639)
- date unknown - Adam Olearius, scholar and librarian (died 1671)
- probable George Abbot, "the Puritan" (died 1648)
[edit] Deaths
- February 19 - Juan Azor, philosopher (born 1535)
- April 25 - Gregory of Valencia, Humanist philosopher (born 1550)
- June 27 - Jan Dymitr Solikowski, political and historical writer (born 1539)
- November 30 - William Gilbert, natural philosopherborn 1544)
- date unknown - Pierre Charron, philosopher (born 1541)
