1608
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 16th century – 17th century – 18th century |
| Decades: | 1570s 1580s 1590s – 1600s – 1610s 1620s 1630s |
| Years: | 1605 1606 1607 – 1608 – 1609 1610 1611 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1608 MDCVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2361 |
| Armenian calendar | 1057 ԹՎ ՌԾԷ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6358 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1529–1530 |
| Bengali calendar | 1015 |
| Berber calendar | 2558 |
| English Regnal year | 5 Ja. 1 – 6 Ja. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2152 |
| Burmese calendar | 970 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7116–7117 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁未年 (Fire Goat) 4304 or 4244 — to — 戊申年 (Earth Monkey) 4305 or 4245 |
| Coptic calendar | 1324–1325 |
| Discordian calendar | 2774 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1600–1601 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5368–5369 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1664–1665 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1529–1530 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4708–4709 |
| Holocene calendar | 11608 |
| Igbo calendar | 608–609 |
| Iranian calendar | 986–987 |
| Islamic calendar | 1016–1017 |
| Japanese calendar | Keichō 13 (慶長１３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1528–1529 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 10 days |
| Korean calendar | 3941 |
| Minguo calendar | 304 before ROC 民前304年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 140 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2150–2151 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火羊年 (female Fire-Goat) 1734 or 1353 or 581 — to — 阳土猴年 (male Earth-Monkey) 1735 or 1354 or 582 |
1608 (MDCVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1608th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 608th year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th year of the 17th century, and the 9th year of the 1600s decade. As of the start of 1608, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change | change source]- March 18 – Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia
- May 14 – Protestant Union founded in Auhausen.
- July 3 – Quebec City founded by Samuel de Champlain.
- August 24 – The first official English representative to India lands at Surat.
- October 2 – Dutch lensmaker Hans Lippershey demonstrates the first telescope in the Dutch parliament
- Swedish troops enter Moscow
- First cheques come to use in Netherlands
- Quebec city is founded by Samuel De Champlain