Famous Personalities Born In 1597

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of françois Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643)  

Jan 31 John Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648)  

Mar 01 Jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652) was born in the year 1597.  

Apr 09 John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 31 On this day in history birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized  

Aug 21 Roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 19 In the year 1597 birth of elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1660)  

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

Jan 29 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 02 Diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67 in the year 1597.  

Jun 09 Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies in the year 1597.  

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