Historical Events In 1596

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

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

Jan 21   In the year 1596 john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66   

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

Jan 31   Catholic League disjoins in the year 1596.   

Mar 01   In the year 1596 plague in Spain   

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

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

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

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   Pacificatie of Ireland drawn on this day in history.   

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

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

May 26   On this day in history england, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain   

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

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

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

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

Jul 05   On this day in history english fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz   

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

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

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

Aug 09   On this day in history henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond   

Aug 19   Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I in the year 1596.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 13   Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java) on this day in history.   

Sep 20   Diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey in New Spain in the year 1596.   

Sep 23   On this day in history joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher   

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

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

Mar 11   On this day in history 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   Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 11   On this day in history death of hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)   

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