Historical Events In 1599

 

Jan 11 Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam Java with pepper, clove &muskaat

Apr 25 The birth of Oliver Cromwell, English civil war leader and Lord Protector

Jul 23 Caravaggio's first public commission for paintings

Mar 22 The birth of Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Flemish artist

Mar 27 Robert Devereux becomes Lieutenant-General of Ireland