Famous Deaths Happened In 1597

Jan 29 On this day in history death of elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)  

Feb 02 On this day in history death of lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61  

Feb 15 Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 in the year 1597.  

Mar 10 Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies in the year 1597.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 09 In the year 1597 jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies  

Jun 20 Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies in the year 1597.  

Jul 20 Franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies in the year 1597.  

Oct 04 Sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1550) died on this day in history.  

Oct 09 Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1537) died in the year 1597.  

Dec 18 In the year 1597 barbara Blomberg, German mistress of emperor Karel, dies at 67  

Dec 21 On this day in history petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76  

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

Jan 31 In the year 1597 birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)  

Feb 24 Vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648) was born in the year 1597.  

Mar 01 Jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 09 John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born in the year 1597.  

Jun 09 On this day in history birth of pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter  

Jul 22 In the year 1597 birth of virgilio Mazzocchi, composer  

Jul 31 Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on this day in history.