Historical Events In 1601

Jan 07   In the year 1601 robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth   

Jan 14   In the year 1601 church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome   

Jan 17   In the year 1601 france gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey & Gex in treaty with Spain   

Jan 31   On this day in history pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter   

Feb 08   Earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1601 john Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London   

Feb 25   Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) in the year 1601.   

May 02   On this day in history athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

May 19   Costanzo Porta, Italian composer in the year 1601.   

Jun 07   Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid on this day in history.   

Jul 30   In the year 1601 spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius   

Aug 06   In the year 1601 spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius   

Aug 19   On this day in history michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies   

Aug 27   Olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world on this day in history.   

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

Sep 27   Louis XIII, king of France (1610-43) in the year 1601.   

Oct 13   On this day in history tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague   

Oct 21   Memorial service for Daitokuji's Shinju held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on this day in history.   

Nov 24   Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy on this day in history.   

Dec 25   On this day in history jose Ximenez, composer   

Jan 08   Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 31   In the year 1601 birth of pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter   

Mar 19   Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1601.   

Aug 17   On this day in history 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   

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

Apr 10   Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562) died on this day in history.   

May 19   Costanzo Porta, Italian composer died in the year 1601.   

Aug 09   Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558) died on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies in the year 1601.   

Oct 13   Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague on this day in history.   

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