Editing 1602 (section)

=== January–March ===
* [[January 3]] – [[Battle of Kinsale]]: The English defeat Irish rebels and their Spanish allies. (The battle happens on this date according to the [[Gregorian calendar]] used by the Irish and Spanish but on Thursday, 24 December, [[1601]] according to the old [[Julian calendar]] used by the English.)
* [[February 2]] ([[Candlemas]] night) – In [[London]], the first known production of [[William Shakespeare]]'s comedy ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' takes place.<ref>{{cite book|last=Shakespeare|first=William|editor=Smith, Bruce R.|title=Twelfth Night: Texts and Contexts|page=2|location=Boston, Mass|publisher=Bedford/St Martin's|year=2001|isbn=0-312-20219-9}}</ref>
* [[March 20]] – The [[Dutch East India Company|United East India Company]] is established by the United Provinces [[States General of the Netherlands|States-General]] in [[Amsterdam]], with the stated intention of capturing the spice trade from the Portuguese.