Famous Deaths Happened In 1601

Feb 25 In the year 1601 death of robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth  

Apr 10 In the year 1601 death of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562)  

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

Aug 09 In the year 1601 death of michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558)  

Aug 19 In the year 1601 michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies  

Oct 13 In the year 1601 tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague  

Oct 24 Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 in the year 1601.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)  

Jan 31 Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter was born in the year 1601.  

Mar 19 In the year 1601 birth of alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)  

May 02 Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born in the year 1601.  

May 27 Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 17 In the year 1601 birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]  

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

Sep 22 In the year 1601 birth of anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III