Famous Deaths In 1601

Feb 25 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth died on this day in history. Share it »

Apr 10 On this day in history death of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562) Share it »

May 19 On this day in history death of costanzo Porta, Italian composer Share it »

Aug 09 Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558) died on this day in history. Share it »

Aug 19 Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 13 Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 24 Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 08 Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 31 On this day in history birth of pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter Share it »

Mar 19 On this day in history birth of alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) Share it »

May 02 Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born on this day in history. Share it »

May 27 On this day in history birth of antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) Share it »

Aug 17 Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on this day in history. Share it »

Aug 22 On this day in history birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) Share it »

Sep 22 Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III was born on this day in history. Share it »