Famous Deaths In 1591

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

Jan 19 Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 in the year 1591.  

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 on this day in history.  

May 17 Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51 in the year 1591.  

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

Jul 02 Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) died in the year 1591.  

Jul 18 Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 16 Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Nov 20 In the year 1591 death of christopher Hatton, English politician (b. 1540)  

Dec 14 In the year 1591 juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies  

Dec 30 In the year 1591 innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646)  

Jan 12 José Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 25 In the year 1591 birth of friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)  

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 On this day in history birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)  

Aug 24 Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) was born in the year 1591.  

Sep 08 On this day in history birth of jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess