Historical Events In 1596

Jan 05   Henry Lawes, English composer in the year 1596.   

Jan 13   In the year 1596 jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

Jan 21   John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history british admiral Sir Francis Drake dies off the Panama coast and is buried at sea.   

Jan 31   Catholic League disjoins on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Plague in Spain on this day in history.   

Mar 11   On this day in history isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

Mar 23   Henry Unton, English diplomat in the year 1596.   

Mar 31   In the year 1596 rené Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was)   

Mar 31   On this day in history the birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher   

Apr 17   Arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais on this day in history.   

Apr 24   In the year 1596 pacificatie of Ireland drawn   

May 09   Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter on this day in history.   

May 18   Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya in the year 1596.   

May 26   England, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain in the year 1596.   

May 27   On this day in history tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies   

Jun 21   Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov on this day in history.   

Jun 22   In the year 1596 cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java   

Jun 30   In the year 1596 english/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz   

Jul 05   English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz on this day in history.   

Jul 17   At 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84 in the year 1596.   

Aug 03   David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star) on this day in history.   

Aug 09   Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond in the year 1596.   

Aug 19   On this day in history elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

Aug 26   In the year 1596 frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

Sep 03   On this day in history nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri)   

Sep 04   Constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly) on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java in the year 1596.   

Sep 07   Dutch fleet bombs Banten Java in the year 1596.   

Sep 09   On this day in history anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen   

Sep 13   Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java) in the year 1596.   

Sep 20   On this day in history diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey in New Spain.   

Sep 23   In the year 1596 joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher   

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Jan 05   Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1596 birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

Mar 11   Isaac Elsevier, book publisher was born in the year 1596.   

Mar 31   On this day in history birth of rené Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was)   

May 09   In the year 1596 birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

Jun 21   In the year 1596 birth of michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov   

Jun 23   On this day in history birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)   

Jun 29   Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66   

Feb 17   Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) died on this day in history.   

Mar 23   On this day in history death of henry Unton, English diplomat   

May 06   On this day in history death of giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535)   

May 27   In the year 1596 tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies   

Jul 29   In the year 1596 jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84   

Aug 11   In the year 1596 death of hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)   

Sep 09   In the year 1596 death of anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen