Historical Events In 1596

Jan 05   Henry Lawes, English composer in the year 1596.   

Jan 13   On this day in history jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

Jan 21   John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 in the year 1596.   

Jan 28   In the year 1596 british admiral Sir Francis Drake dies off the Panama coast and is buried at sea.   

Jan 31   In the year 1596 catholic League disjoins   

Mar 01   On this day in history plague in Spain   

Mar 11   In the year 1596 isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

Mar 23   On this day in history henry Unton, English diplomat   

Mar 31   René Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was) on this day in history.   

Mar 31   The birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher in the year 1596.   

Apr 17   In the year 1596 arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais   

Apr 24   On this day in history pacificatie of Ireland drawn   

May 09   On this day in history abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

May 18   Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya in the year 1596.   

May 26   England, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain in the year 1596.   

May 27   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies in the year 1596.   

Jun 21   On this day in history michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov   

Jun 22   Cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java on this day in history.   

Jun 30   English/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz in the year 1596.   

Jul 05   English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz in the year 1596.   

Jul 17   At 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya in the year 1596.   

Jul 29   On this day in history jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84   

Aug 03   On this day in history david Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star)   

Aug 09   In the year 1596 henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond   

Aug 19   Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) on this day in history.   

Sep 03   Nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri) in the year 1596.   

Sep 04   On this day in history constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly)   

Sep 05   In the year 1596 dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java   

Sep 07   On this day in history dutch fleet bombs Banten Java   

Sep 09   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen in the year 1596.   

Sep 13   Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java) on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey in New Spain.   

Sep 23   Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   Henry Lawes, English composer was born in the year 1596.   

Jan 13   Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter was born on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Isaac Elsevier, book publisher was born in the year 1596.   

Mar 31   On this day in history birth of rené Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was)   

May 09   Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born in the year 1596.   

Jun 21   In the year 1596 birth of michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov   

Jun 23   Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 29   Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680) was born in the year 1596.   

Jan 21   John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 in the year 1596.   

Feb 17   In the year 1596 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

Mar 23   Henry Unton, English diplomat died on this day in history.   

May 06   Giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535) died on this day in history.   

May 27   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 29   On this day in history jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84   

Aug 11   Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585) died on this day in history.   

Sep 09   In the year 1596 death of anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen