Historical Events In 1596

Jan 05   In the year 1596 henry Lawes, English composer   

Jan 13   In the year 1596 jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

Jan 21   John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 in the year 1596.   

Jan 28   British admiral Sir Francis Drake dies off the Panama coast and is buried at sea on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Catholic League disjoins on this day in history.   

Mar 01   In the year 1596 plague in Spain   

Mar 11   On this day in history isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

Mar 23   Henry Unton, English diplomat in the year 1596.   

Mar 31   René Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was) in the year 1596.   

Mar 31   The birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher in the year 1596.   

Apr 17   Arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais on this day in history.   

Apr 24   Pacificatie of Ireland drawn in the year 1596.   

May 09   In the year 1596 abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

May 18   Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya in the year 1596.   

May 26   England, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain in the year 1596.   

May 27   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies in the year 1596.   

Jun 21   Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov in the year 1596.   

Jun 22   Cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java in the year 1596.   

Jun 30   English/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz on this day in history.   

Jul 05   In the year 1596 english fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz   

Jul 17   On this day in history at 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya   

Jul 29   Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84 on this day in history.   

Aug 03   On this day in history david Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star)   

Aug 09   Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond on this day in history.   

Aug 19   In the year 1596 elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

Aug 26   Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) in the year 1596.   

Sep 03   In the year 1596 nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri)   

Sep 04   Constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly) on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java in the year 1596.   

Sep 07   On this day in history dutch fleet bombs Banten Java   

Sep 09   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen in the year 1596.   

Sep 13   Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java) on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey in New Spain.   

Sep 23   Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   On this day in history birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

Jan 13   Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter was born on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Isaac Elsevier, book publisher was born on this day in history.   

Mar 31   René Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was) was born in the year 1596.   

May 09   Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on this day in history.   

Jun 21   Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1596 birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)   

Jun 29   Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680) was born in the year 1596.   

Jan 21   John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) died in the year 1596.   

Mar 23   Henry Unton, English diplomat died on this day in history.   

May 06   Giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535) died in the year 1596.   

May 27   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies in the year 1596.   

Jul 29   In the year 1596 jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84   

Aug 11   On this day in history death of hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)   

Sep 09   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen died in the year 1596.