Historical Events In 1591

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

Jan 18   In the year 1591 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.  

Jan 19   Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 in the year 1591.  

Feb 03   German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau in the year 1591.  

Feb 05   In the year 1591 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies  

Mar 01   Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV in the year 1591.  

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   Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France on this day in history.  

May 15   On this day in history dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9  

May 17   Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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

May 26   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer in the year 1591.  

Jun 20   Mauritius & Willem van Nassau occupy Devente in the year 1591.  

Jun 21   Aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies in the year 1591.  

Jul 18   In the year 1591 jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40  

Aug 18   In the year 1591 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 in the year 1591.  

Aug 23   Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 24   On this day in history robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized)  

Sep 08   Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess in the year 1591.  

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

Sep 12   In the year 1591 richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49  

Sep 21   French bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France on this day in history.  

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

Oct 16   Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56 in the year 1591.  

Oct 21   Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau in the year 1591.  

Oct 29   On this day in history giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX  

Nov 12   Castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza on this day in history.  

Dec 14   On this day in history juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies  

Dec 30   Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72 in the year 1591.  

Jan 11   Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646) was born in the year 1591.  

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   In the year 1591 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)  

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

Jun 16   Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 24   On this day in history birth of robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized)  

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

Jan 07   Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 05   Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies in the year 1591.  

May 15   On this day in history death of dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9  

May 17   Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Jun 21   On this day in history aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies  

Jul 02   In the year 1591 death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)  

Jul 18   Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 in the year 1591.