Historical Events In 1591

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

Jan 18   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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   On this day in history pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV   

Mar 13   On this day in history battle at Tondibi Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

Mar 13   Battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai in the year 1591.   

Apr 19   On this day in history chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France   

May 15   Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9 on this day in history.   

May 17   In the year 1591 jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51   

May 20   Spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius on this day in history.   

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

Jun 20   Mauritius & Willem van Nassau occupy Devente in the year 1591.   

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 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   Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1591.   

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

Sep 12   In the year 1591 richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49   

Sep 21   French bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France in the year 1591.   

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

Oct 16   In the year 1591 gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56   

Oct 21   Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau on this day in history.   

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

Nov 12   Castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza on this day in history.   

Dec 14   Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies in the year 1591.   

Dec 30   Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72 in the year 1591.   

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

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 08   In the year 1591 birth of jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 02   In the year 1591 death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

Jul 18   In the year 1591 jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40