King's Men, a group of English professional actors composed primarily of former members of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, is granted its royal patent by King James. The group will give the first performances of many of the plays William Shakespeare, who is also one of the 26 principal actors of the King's Men. Named in order of priority on the patent are group manager Lawrence Fletcher, Shakespeare, and Richard Burbage. May 26 – The Battle of Sluis is fought at sea off of the Belgian Netherlands as Spanish ships try unsuccessfully to break through a blockade port of the port of Sluis. The Spanish ships are forced to return to port after at least 414 sailors are killed. May 29 – A tabagie feast is held in Tadoussac in what is now the Canadian province of Quebec, as representatives of France (Samuel De Champlain and François Gravé Du Pont, form an alliance with representatives of the Innu, the Algonquin, and Maliseet tribes. June 7 – Prince Şehzade Mahmud of the Ottoman Empire, the 16-year-old son of Sultan Murad III, is executed on orders of his father, on advice of the Grand Vizier, after being accused unjustly of an assassination plot. (2010). July–September July 17 – Sir Walter Raleigh is arrested in England on charges of treason and of conspiring with Lord Cobham in a plot to overthrow King James for replacement by Lady Arbella Stuart. July 25 – The formal coronation of James I as King of England takes place at Westminster Abbey. Ceremonies are limited because of plague. August 17 – The Accademia dei Lincei, the oldest scientific academy in the world, is founded in Rome by Federico Cesi. September 20 – Samuel Champlain arrives back in France. September 20 – Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1618): Led by Iranian Emperor Abbas the Great, the Safavid Army of Iran stages a surprise attack on Tabriz, which had been taken from the Safavids by the Ottoman Empire in 1588. Tabriz is recaptured after 29 days. October–December October 6 – On the Philippine island of Luzon, the Sangley Rebellion against Spanish rule ends with the massacre of 20,000 Sangley Chinese residents in Manila. October 18 – Yemişçi Hasan Pasha, the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, is executed on orders of Sultan Mehmed III, after failing to respond more quickly to the Safavid Empire's actions to take Tabriz. The Sultan appoints Yavuz Ali Pasha,