Historical Events In 1597

Feb 02   Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66   

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

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

Mar 11   Land guardian Albrecht occupies Amiens on France in the year 1597.   

Mar 12   England routes troops to Amiens in the year 1597.   

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

May 20   Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle on this day in history.   

Jun 02   On this day in history diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67   

Jun 09   Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jun 24   Cornelis de Houtman's fleet reaches Bantam, West Java on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 22   In the year 1597 virgilio Mazzocchi, composer   

Jul 31   Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized in the year 1597.   

Aug 11   Germany throws out English sales people on this day in history.   

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

Aug 20   1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East on this day in history.   

Sep 16   In the year 1597 french troops chase away Albrecht of Austria   

Sep 25   On this day in history amiens surrenders to French King Henri IV   

Oct 09   In the year 1597 earl Mauritius occupies Breevoort   

Nov 07   Emilia of Nassau weds Dom Emanuel of Portugal on this day in history.   

Dec 18   In the year 1597 barbara Blomberg, German mistress of emperor Karel, dies at 67   

Dec 21   Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Dec 23   Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" in the year 1597.   

Jan 12   François Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643) was born in the year 1597.   

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

Feb 24   Vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648) was born in the year 1597.   

Mar 01   In the year 1597 birth of jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652)   

Apr 09   On this day in history birth of john Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)   

Jun 09   Pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter was born in the year 1597.   

Jul 22   On this day in history birth of virgilio Mazzocchi, composer   

Jul 31   Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born in the year 1597.   

Jan 29   In the year 1597 death of elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)   

Feb 02   Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 died on this day in history.   

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

Mar 10   On this day in history petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies   

May 20   Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle in the year 1597.   

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

Jun 09   On this day in history jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies   

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