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Historical Events Happened In 1591

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

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

Jan 18 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 on this day in history.

Jan 19 Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 on this day in history.

Feb 03 On this day in history german monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau

Feb 05 Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.

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

Mar 13 Battle at Tondibi Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai 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

Apr 19 On this day in history chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France

May 15 Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9 on this day in history.

May 17 On this day in history jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51

May 20 Spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius on this day in history.

May 26 Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer on this day in history.

Jun 20 Mauritius & Willem van Nassau occupy Devente on this day in history.

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

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

Aug 18 On this day in history governor of Roanoke Island colony returns from England & found everyone in the colony had disappeared [or Aug 17, 1590]

Aug 19 French king Henri IV occupies Rouen on this day in history.

Aug 23 On this day in history luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies

Aug 24 Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) on this day in history.

Sep 08 On this day in history jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess

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

Sep 12 Richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49 on this day in history.

Sep 21 On this day in history french bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France

Sep 23 Michael Lohr, composer on this day in history.

Oct 16 On this day in history gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56

Oct 21 On this day in history nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau

Oct 29 Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX on this day in history.

Nov 12 On this day in history castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza

Dec 14 Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies on this day in history.

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

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Famous Birthdays In 1591

Famous People Born In This Year In History

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646)

Jan 12 José Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652) was born on this day in history.

Feb 25 Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) was born on this day in history.

Mar 15 Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.

May 26 On this day in history birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer

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 on this day in history.

Sep 08 Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess was born on this day in history.

Famous Deaths In 1591

Famous People Died In This Year In History

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

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

Feb 05 On this day in history 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 On this day in history jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51

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 On this day in history jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40