Historical Events In 1616

Jan 05   In the year 1616 samuel de Champlain c1570-1635 sets off to visit Petun (Tobacco) Nation, south of Nottawasaga Bay, with Father Le Caron.   

Jan 06   Philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550) on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1616 antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic   

Jan 24   On this day in history jacques Le Maire discovers Street Lemaire/Cape Receiver   

Jan 30   William Sancroft, Archbishop (Canterbury) on this day in history.   

Feb 12   John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

Feb 26   Spanish Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo in the year 1616.   

Feb 28   Kaspar Forster, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 05   Copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index in the year 1616.   

Mar 06   Francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Malachias Siebenhaar, composer in the year 1616.   

Mar 20   Walter Raleigh released from Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana in the year 1616.   

Mar 26   On this day in history bristol England William Baffin c1584-1622 leaves on 5th voyage on 'Discovery'; will pass Greenland coast and sail north another 480 km.   

Mar 29   On this day in history johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer   

Apr 23   In the year 1616 miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69   

Apr 23   On this day in history netherlands buys De Briel/Vlissingen/Fort Rammekens from England   

Apr 30   English King Jacob I leaves Brielle/Vlissingen in the year 1616.   

May 03   Treaty of Loudun kills French civil war in the year 1616.   

May 19   Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer in the year 1616.   

Jun 12   Cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies in the year 1616.   

Jul 11   In the year 1616 samuel de Champlain returns to Quebec.   

Jul 20   In the year 1616 hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier   

Jul 25   Andreas Libavius, German alchemist, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 07   Vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet, buried at 68 on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Aug 31   In the year 1616 gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43   

Sep 01   New England epidemic in Southern New England, especially the Wampanoag people killing 30-90% of population people in the year 1616.   

Sep 15   In the year 1616 the first non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy.   

Oct 02   In the year 1616 a Gryphius, writer   

Oct 10   On this day in history maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60   

Oct 25   On this day in history vOC-ship "The Eendracht" discovers Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia   

Nov 19   Eustache Le Sueur, French painter in the year 1616.   

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Jan 13   Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic was born on this day in history.   

Jan 16   François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 30   In the year 1616 birth of william Sancroft, Archbishop (Canterbury)   

Feb 19   In the year 1616 birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

Feb 28   Kaspar Forster, composer was born on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Malachias Siebenhaar, composer was born on this day in history.   

Mar 29   Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born on this day in history.   

May 19   On this day in history birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer   

Jan 06   Philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550) died on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65   

Mar 06   Francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown) in the year 1616.   

Apr 23   Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69 in the year 1616.   

Jun 01   In the year 1616 death of tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543)   

Jun 12   Cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies in the year 1616.   

Jul 20   Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier died in the year 1616.   

Jul 25   In the year 1616 andreas Libavius, German alchemist, dies