Historical Events In 1591

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

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   On this day in history edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60   

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

Feb 05   On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

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

Mar 13   Battle at Tondibi Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France in the year 1591.   

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

May 17   On this day in history 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   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40   

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   French king Henri IV occupies Rouen in the year 1591.   

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

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

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

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

Sep 12   On this day in history richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49   

Sep 21   French bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1591 michael Lohr, composer   

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

Nov 12   In the year 1591 castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza   

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

Dec 30   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1591.   

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

Jun 16   In the year 1591 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   

Jan 07   In the year 1591 jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59   

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

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

May 15   Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9 died in the year 1591.   

May 17   In the year 1591 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   Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) died in the year 1591.   

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