Historical Events In 1591

Jan 07   Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1591 king Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Minchit Sra of Burma in single combat, for which this date is now observed marked as Royal Thai Armed Forces day.   

Jan 19   In the year 1591 edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60   

Feb 03   On this day in history german monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau   

Feb 05   Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 01   In the year 1591 pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV   

Mar 13   In the year 1591 battle at Tondibi Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

Mar 13   In the year 1591 battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

Apr 19   Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France on this day in history.   

May 15   Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9 in the year 1591.   

May 17   Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

May 20   In the year 1591 spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius   

May 26   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer in the year 1591.   

Jun 20   Mauritius & Willem van Nassau occupy Devente on this day in history.   

Jun 21   In the year 1591 aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies   

Jul 18   Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 in the year 1591.   

Aug 18   Governor of Roanoke Island colony returns from England & found everyone in the colony had disappeared [or Aug 17, 1590] on this day in history.   

Aug 19   French king Henri IV occupies Rouen in the year 1591.   

Aug 23   On this day in history luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies   

Aug 24   On this day in history robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized)   

Sep 08   Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess on this day in history.   

Sep 09   In the year 1591 -10] Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English   

Sep 12   Richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49 on this day in history.   

Sep 21   In the year 1591 french bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France   

Sep 23   Michael Lohr, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56 in the year 1591.   

Oct 21   In the year 1591 nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau   

Oct 29   On this day in history giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX   

Nov 12   In the year 1591 castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza   

Dec 14   Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies on this day in history.   

Dec 30   Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1591 birth of josé Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652)   

Feb 25   Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 15   On this day in history birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

May 26   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born in the year 1591.   

Jun 16   In the year 1591 birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)   

Aug 24   In the year 1591 birth of robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized)   

Sep 08   Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess was born in the year 1591.   

Jan 07   On this day in history jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59   

Jan 19   In the year 1591 edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60   

Feb 05   In the year 1591 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

May 15   Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9 died in the year 1591.   

May 17   On this day in history jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51   

Jun 21   Aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies in the year 1591.   

Jul 02   Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) died on this day in history.   

Jul 18   On this day in history jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40