Famous Deaths Happened In 1597

Jan 29 Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 10 Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies on this day in history.  

May 20 On this day in history matthijs Heldt, dies in battle  

Jun 02 On this day in history diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67  

Jun 09 Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 04 Sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1550) died in the year 1597.  

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

Dec 18 Barbara Blomberg, German mistress of emperor Karel, dies at 67 in the year 1597.  

Dec 21 Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jan 12 François Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643) was born in the year 1597.  

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

Feb 24 In the year 1597 birth of vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648)  

Mar 01 In the year 1597 birth of jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652)  

Apr 09 On this day in history birth of john Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)  

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