Historical Events In 1591

Jan 07   In the year 1591 jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59  

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 01   In the year 1591 pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV  

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   In the year 1591 chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France  

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

May 17   On this day in history jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51  

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

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

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

Jun 21   Aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 18   Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1591.  

Aug 24   In the year 1591 robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized)  

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

Sep 09   In the year 1591 -10] Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English  

Sep 12   Richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 21   Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau on this day in history.  

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

Nov 12   On this day in history castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza  

Dec 14   Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies in the year 1591.  

Dec 30   In the year 1591 innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72  

Jan 11   Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12   José Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652) was born in the year 1591.  

Feb 25   Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) was born in the year 1591.  

Mar 15   In the year 1591 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)  

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

Jun 16   On this day in history birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)  

Aug 24   In the year 1591 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   On this day in history jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59  

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 on this day in history.  

May 15   In the year 1591 death of dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9  

May 17   On this day in history jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51  

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

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 on this day in history.