Historical Events In 1605

Jan 13   The controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison on this day in history.   

Jan 16   The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid in the year 1605.   

Jan 17   First publication of Don Quixote in the year 1605.   

Jan 31   In Tokaido, Japan a major earthquake causes 5,000 deaths. and generates a Tsunami on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1605 isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic   

Feb 19   Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1605.   

Feb 25   Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen in the year 1605.   

Mar 05   Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Mar 17   In the year 1605 pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34   

Apr 05   Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) in the year 1605.   

Apr 06   In the year 1605 john Stow, British historian, dies   

Apr 08   In the year 1605 louis de Vadder, Flemish painter   

Apr 12   Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies in the year 1605.   

Apr 15   Boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies in the year 1605.   

Apr 18   On this day in history giacomo Carissimi, composer   

Apr 19   Orazio Benevoli, composer in the year 1605.   

Apr 27   Leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italian Pope (1605), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

May 04   Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 in the year 1605.   

May 16   In the year 1605 camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI becomes Paul V   

May 24   Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church in the year 1605.   

Jun 10   Valse Dimitri crowned Russian tsar for 1st time in the year 1605.   

Jul 29   Simon Dach, German poet in the year 1605.   

Aug 08   On this day in history the city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.   

Aug 18   Spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen on this day in history.   

Sep 17   Francesco Sacrati, composer in the year 1605.   

Sep 23   Daniel von Czepko, German poet on this day in history.   

Sep 23   Pontus de Tyard, French poet in the year 1605.   

Sep 24   On this day in history manuel Mendes, Portuguese composer (bc. 1547)   

Sep 27   On this day in history the armies of Sweden are utterly defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm.   

Sep 28   Boulliau, mathematician on this day in history.   

Oct 03   In the year 1605 chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo/Quiapo massacre   

Oct 03   In the year 1605 li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor   

Oct 15   Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din, Mogol keizer of India (1556-1605), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer on this day in history.   

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Feb 01   Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born in the year 1605.   

Apr 08   Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born in the year 1605.   

Apr 08   On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)   

Apr 18   Giacomo Carissimi, composer was born in the year 1605.   

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of orazio Benevoli, composer   

May 24   In the year 1605 birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church   

Jul 29   Simon Dach, German poet was born on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675) was born in the year 1605.   

Feb 19   Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Mar 05   In the year 1605 clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69   

Mar 17   Pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34 in the year 1605.   

Apr 05   In the year 1605 death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)   

Apr 06   In the year 1605 john Stow, British historian, dies   

Apr 12   Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies in the year 1605.   

Apr 15   Boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 25   On this day in history death of naresuan, King of Siam (b. 1555)