So what would I be doing.....?

Just received an e-mail with the following date on it...

Monday, January 01, 1601 8:00 AM

So what happened in 1601 - Robert Deveraux indulged in a spot of rebelling and consequently lost his head, Matteo Ricci arrived in China...and it rained a lot in Russia....not exactly the most exciting year to be writing to me from....