Historical Events In 1591

Jan 07   Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59 in the year 1591.   

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

Feb 03   In the year 1591 german monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau   

Feb 05   Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies in the year 1591.   

Mar 01   Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1591 chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France   

May 15   On this day in history dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9   

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

May 20   On this day in history spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius   

May 26   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 20   On this day in history mauritius & Willem van Nassau occupy Devente   

Jun 21   On this day in history aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies   

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

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

Aug 19   On this day in history french king Henri IV occupies Rouen   

Aug 23   Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies in the year 1591.   

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

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

Sep 09   -10] Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English on this day in history.   

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

Sep 21   On this day in history french bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France   

Sep 23   On this day in history michael Lohr, composer   

Oct 16   On this day in history gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56   

Oct 21   Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau in the year 1591.   

Oct 29   Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX on this day in history.   

Nov 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1591 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   Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 15   Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born in the year 1591.   

May 26   On this day in history birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

Jun 16   Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born in the year 1591.   

Aug 24   Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59 in the year 1591.   

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

Feb 05   Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies in the year 1591.   

May 15   In the year 1591 death of dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9   

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

Jun 21   On this day in history aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies   

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

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