Historical Events In 1596

Jan 05   On this day in history henry Lawes, English composer   

Jan 13   On this day in history jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

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

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

Jan 31   In the year 1596 catholic League disjoins   

Mar 01   Plague in Spain in the year 1596.   

Mar 11   In the year 1596 isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

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

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

Mar 31   The birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher on this day in history.   

Apr 17   In the year 1596 arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais   

Apr 24   Pacificatie of Ireland drawn in the year 1596.   

May 09   On this day in history abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

May 18   On this day in history willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya   

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

May 27   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies on this day in history.   

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

Jun 22   Cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java in the year 1596.   

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

Jul 05   In the year 1596 english fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz   

Jul 17   At 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya in the year 1596.   

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

Aug 03   On this day in history david Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star)   

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

Aug 19   In the year 1596 elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

Aug 26   Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) in the year 1596.   

Sep 03   Nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri) in the year 1596.   

Sep 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1596 dutch fleet bombs Banten Java   

Sep 09   In the year 1596 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   Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher in the year 1596.   

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

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

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

Mar 31   René Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was) was born in the year 1596.   

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

Jun 21   Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born in the year 1596.   

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

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

Mar 23   Henry Unton, English diplomat died on this day in history.   

May 06   Giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535) died in the year 1596.   

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

Sep 09   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen died on this day in history.