Historical Events In 1616

Nov 20   On this day in history bishop Richelieu becomes French minister of Foreign affairs/War   

Nov 23   John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (product of Wallis) in the year 1616.   

Dec 10   Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 in the year 1616.   

Dec 21   Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer in the year 1616.   

Dec 31   Jacques Le Maire, pirate/explorer (Lemaire Strait), dies at 31 on this day in history.   

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Jan 13   On this day in history birth of antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic   

Jan 16   In the year 1616 birth of françois de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669)   

Jan 30   In the year 1616 birth of william Sancroft, Archbishop (Canterbury)   

Feb 19   On this day in history birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

Feb 28   On this day in history birth of kaspar Forster, composer   

Mar 06   On this day in history birth of malachias Siebenhaar, composer   

Mar 29   On this day in history birth of johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer   

May 19   Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550)   

Feb 12   On this day in history john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65   

Mar 06   On this day in history francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown)   

Apr 23   Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69 in the year 1616.   

Jun 01   Tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543) died in the year 1616.   

Jun 12   In the year 1616 cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies   

Jul 20   Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier died on this day in history.   

Jul 25   In the year 1616 andreas Libavius, German alchemist, dies