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Famous Birthdays In 1596

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of henry Lawes, English composer

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter

Mar 11 On this day in history birth of isaac Elsevier, book publisher

Mar 31 On this day in history birth of rené Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was)

May 09 On this day in history birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter

Jun 21 Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born on this day in history.

Jun 23 On this day in history birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)

Jun 29 Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.

Aug 16 On this day in history birth of frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)

Aug 18 On this day in history birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)

Aug 19 On this day in history birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I

Aug 19 Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.

Aug 26 On this day in history birth of frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)

Sep 03 Nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri) was born on this day in history.

Sep 04 On this day in history birth of constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly)

Sep 23 Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher was born on this day in history.

Sep 28 On this day in history birth of vredius, [Olivier de Wree], Flemish historian/poet/mayor

Dec 21 Petro Mohyla, Moldovan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop of Kiev and Galicia (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.

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Famous Deaths In 1596

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 21 On this day in history john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66

Feb 17 On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)

Mar 23 On this day in history death of henry Unton, English diplomat

May 06 On this day in history death of giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535)

May 27 Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies on this day in history.

Jul 29 On this day in history jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84

Aug 11 Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585) died on this day in history.

Sep 09 Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen died on this day in history.