Historical Events In 1597

Feb 02   Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 in the year 1597.   

Feb 05   A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society in the year 1597.   

Feb 15   Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 in the year 1597.   

Feb 24   Flemish painter Frederick of Valckenborch becomes porter of Frankfurt-on-Main on this day in history.   

Mar 10   In the year 1597 petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies   

Mar 11   In the year 1597 land guardian Albrecht occupies Amiens on France   

Mar 12   On this day in history england routes troops to Amiens   

Apr 23   William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance in the year 1597.   

May 20   On this day in history matthijs Heldt, dies in battle   

Jun 02   Diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jun 09   Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies in the year 1597.   

Jun 09   Pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter on this day in history.   

Jun 14   At 4:30 AM Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya for Netherlands on this day in history.   

Jun 20   On this day in history willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies   

Jun 24   Cornelis de Houtman's fleet reaches Bantam, West Java in the year 1597.   

Jul 20   In the year 1597 franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies   

Jul 22   Virgilio Mazzocchi, composer in the year 1597.   

Jul 31   Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized on this day in history.   

Aug 11   On this day in history germany throws out English sales people   

Aug 14   In the year 1597 cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java   

Aug 20   In the year 1597 1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East   

Sep 16   French troops chase away Albrecht of Austria in the year 1597.   

Sep 25   Amiens surrenders to French King Henri IV on this day in history.   

Oct 09   Earl Mauritius occupies Breevoort on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Emilia of Nassau weds Dom Emanuel of Portugal in the year 1597.   

Dec 18   Barbara Blomberg, German mistress of emperor Karel, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Dec 21   In the year 1597 petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76   

Dec 23   In the year 1597 martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of françois Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643)   

Jan 31   In the year 1597 birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)   

Feb 24   In the year 1597 birth of vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648)   

Mar 01   On this day in history birth of jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652)   

Apr 09   John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 09   In the year 1597 birth of pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter   

Jul 22   Virgilio Mazzocchi, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jul 31   Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530) died in the year 1597.   

Feb 02   In the year 1597 death of lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61   

Feb 15   Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 in the year 1597.   

Mar 10   Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies on this day in history.   

May 20   On this day in history matthijs Heldt, dies in battle   

Jun 02   In the year 1597 diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67   

Jun 09   In the year 1597 jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies   

Jun 20   In the year 1597 willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies