Famous Deaths Happened In 1597

Jan 29 In the year 1597 death of elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)  

Feb 02 On this day in history death of lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61  

Feb 15 On this day in history pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66  

Mar 10 Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies on this day in history.  

May 20 On this day in history matthijs Heldt, dies in battle  

Jun 02 In the year 1597 diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67  

Jun 09 On this day in history jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies  

Jun 20 Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 20 In the year 1597 franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies  

Oct 04 Sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1550) died on this day in history.  

Oct 09 Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1537) died on this day in history.  

Dec 18 Barbara Blomberg, German mistress of emperor Karel, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Dec 21 Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jan 12 In the year 1597 birth of françois Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643)  

Jan 31 On this day in history birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)  

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648)  

Mar 01 In the year 1597 birth of jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652)  

Apr 09 John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 09 In the year 1597 birth of pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter  

Jul 22 Virgilio Mazzocchi, composer was born in the year 1597.  

Jul 31 In the year 1597 birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized