Historical Events In 1591

Jan 07   Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   On this day in history king Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Minchit Sra of Burma in single combat, for which this date is now observed marked as Royal Thai Armed Forces day.  

Jan 19   On this day in history edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60  

Feb 03   German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau in the year 1591.  

Feb 05   Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies in the year 1591.  

Mar 01   Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV on this day in history.  

Mar 13   On this day in history battle at Tondibi Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai  

Mar 13   Battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai in the year 1591.  

Apr 19   Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France on this day in history.  

May 15   On this day in history dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9  

May 17   Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

May 20   On this day in history spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius  

May 26   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer in the year 1591.  

Jun 20   On this day in history mauritius & Willem van Nassau occupy Devente  

Jun 21   Aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 18   In the year 1591 jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40  

Aug 18   In the year 1591 governor of Roanoke Island colony returns from England & found everyone in the colony had disappeared [or Aug 17, 1590]  

Aug 19   On this day in history french king Henri IV occupies Rouen  

Aug 23   Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies in the year 1591.  

Aug 24   Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) in the year 1591.  

Sep 08   Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess in the year 1591.  

Sep 09   On this day in history -10] Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English  

Sep 12   In the year 1591 richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49  

Sep 21   In the year 1591 french bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France  

Sep 23   In the year 1591 michael Lohr, composer  

Oct 16   Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Oct 21   Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau in the year 1591.  

Oct 29   Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX in the year 1591.  

Nov 12   In the year 1591 castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza  

Dec 14   On this day in history juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies  

Dec 30   Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1591 birth of robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646)  

Jan 12   José Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652) was born in the year 1591.  

Feb 25   On this day in history birth of friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)  

Mar 15   In the year 1591 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)  

May 26   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born in the year 1591.  

Jun 16   Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 24   Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) was born in the year 1591.  

Sep 08   In the year 1591 birth of jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess  

Jan 07   On this day in history jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59  

Jan 19   Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 in the year 1591.  

Feb 05   In the year 1591 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies  

May 15   On this day in history death of dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9  

May 17   Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51 in the year 1591.  

Jun 21   On this day in history aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies  

Jul 02   Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) died on this day in history.  

Jul 18   Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 on this day in history.