List of 1605 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1605
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 16, 1605 | The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid, Spain. |
| April 8, 1605 | The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden. |
| September 27, 1605 | The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm. |
| November 5, 1605 | Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is arrested in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament, where he had planted gunpowder in an attempt to blow up the building and kill King James I of England. |
| November 8, 1605 | Robert Catesby, ringleader of the Gunpowder Plotters, is killed. |