Editing 1600 (section)

=== July–September ===
* [[July 2]] – [[Eighty Years' War]] (Dutch War of Independence) &ndash; [[Battle of Nieuwpoort]]: The [[Dutch Republic]] gains a tactical victory over the [[Spanish Empire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1600 |title=Historical Events for Year 1600 &#124; OnThisDay.com |website=Historyorb.com |access-date=2018-04-05}}</ref>
* [[August 5]] – The brothers [[Alexander Ruthven]] and [[John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie]], are killed during a failed attempt to kidnap or murder [[James VI and I|King James VI of Scotland]] at their home.
* [[September 18]] – The [[Battle of Mirăslău]] takes place within Transylvania as Hungarian troops, backed by the Holy Roman Empire, triumph over the Principality of Wallachia, backed by Poland. Hungarian General [[Giorgio Basta]] brings 30,000 men against the 22,000 commanded by Wallachia's ruler Michael the Brave. The Wallachians sustain more than 5,000 dead and wounded.
* [[September 24]] – All 130 crew of the Dutch Republic ship ''[[Hoop (East Indiaman)|Hoop]]'' die when the merchantman sinks in a storm while traveling in the Pacific Ocean between the Hawaiian Islands and Japan.<ref name="ASM">{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?182297 |title=Hoop |publisher=Archeosousmarine |date=24 September 2015 |accessdate=24 September 2015}}</ref> The ''Liefde'', a ship accompanying Hoop, is badly damaged but survives; all but 24 of its crew of more than 100 die from starvation and thirst after drifting more than six months before arriving in Japan on April 19, 1601.