Historical Events In 1596

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

Jan 13   Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter in the year 1596.   

Jan 21   John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 in the year 1596.   

Jan 28   In the year 1596 british admiral Sir Francis Drake dies off the Panama coast and is buried at sea.   

Jan 31   On this day in history catholic League disjoins   

Mar 01   In the year 1596 plague in Spain   

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

Mar 23   In the year 1596 henry Unton, English diplomat   

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

Mar 31   In the year 1596 the birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher   

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

Apr 24   Pacificatie of Ireland drawn on this day in history.   

May 09   In the year 1596 abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

May 18   Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya on this day in history.   

May 26   England, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain on this day in history.   

May 27   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies in the year 1596.   

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

Jun 22   On this day in history cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java   

Jun 30   On this day in history english/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz   

Jul 05   English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz in the year 1596.   

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

Jul 29   On this day in history jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84   

Aug 03   David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star) in the year 1596.   

Aug 09   Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I on this day in history.   

Aug 26   On this day in history frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

Sep 03   In the year 1596 nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri)   

Sep 04   In the year 1596 constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly)   

Sep 05   Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java on this day in history.   

Sep 07   Dutch fleet bombs Banten Java on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen in the year 1596.   

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   Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter was born on this day in history.   

Mar 11   In the year 1596 birth of isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

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

May 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1596 birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)   

Jun 29   In the year 1596 birth of emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680)   

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

Feb 17   In the year 1596 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

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

May 06   Giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535) died on this day in history.   

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

Jul 29   Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84 on this day in history.   

Aug 11   Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585) died on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen died in the year 1596.