Historical Events In 1601

Jan 07   In the year 1601 robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth   

Jan 14   Church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1601 france gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey & Gex in treaty with Spain   

Jan 31   In the year 1601 pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter   

Feb 08   On this day in history earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London   

Feb 13   John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth in the year 1601.   

Mar 19   Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) on this day in history.   

May 02   On this day in history athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

May 19   In the year 1601 costanzo Porta, Italian composer   

Jun 07   In the year 1601 louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid   

Jul 30   Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius on this day in history.   

Aug 06   In the year 1601 spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius   

Aug 19   In the year 1601 michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies   

Aug 27   Olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world on this day in history.   

Sep 22   On this day in history anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III   

Sep 27   On this day in history louis XIII, king of France (1610-43)   

Oct 13   On this day in history tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague   

Oct 21   On this day in history memorial service for Daitokuji's Shinju held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto   

Oct 24   Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on this day in history.   

Nov 24   In the year 1601 earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy   

Dec 25   Jose Ximenez, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1601 birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

Jan 31   In the year 1601 birth of pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter   

Mar 19   In the year 1601 birth of alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)   

May 02   Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born in the year 1601.   

May 27   Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born in the year 1601.   

Aug 17   On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]   

Aug 22   On this day in history birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)   

Sep 22   Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III was born in the year 1601.   

Feb 25   Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth died in the year 1601.   

Apr 10   Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562) died in the year 1601.   

May 19   Costanzo Porta, Italian composer died in the year 1601.   

Aug 09   In the year 1601 death of michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558)   

Aug 19   Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies in the year 1601.   

Oct 13   Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague in the year 1601.   

Oct 24   Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 in the year 1601.