Historical Events In 1591

Jan 07   Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59 in the year 1591.  

Jan 18   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 in the year 1591.  

Jan 19   In the year 1591 edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60  

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

Mar 13   On this day in history battle at Tondibi Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai  

Mar 13   Battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai in the year 1591.  

Apr 19   Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France on this day in history.  

May 15   Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9 in the year 1591.  

May 17   In the year 1591 jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51  

May 20   Spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius in the year 1591.  

May 26   On this day in history dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer  

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

Jun 21   In the year 1591 aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies  

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

Aug 18   Governor of Roanoke Island colony returns from England & found everyone in the colony had disappeared [or Aug 17, 1590] in the year 1591.  

Aug 19   In the year 1591 french king Henri IV occupies Rouen  

Aug 23   In the year 1591 luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies  

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

Sep 08   Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1591.  

Sep 23   On this day in history michael Lohr, composer  

Oct 16   In the year 1591 gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56  

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 in the year 1591.  

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

Dec 30   Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1591.  

Feb 25   Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 15   Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born in the year 1591.  

May 26   In the year 1591 birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer  

Jun 16   In the year 1591 birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)  

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

Sep 08   In the year 1591 birth of jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess  

Jan 07   Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59 in the year 1591.  

Jan 19   Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 on this day in history.  

Feb 05   Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.  

May 15   Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9 died in the year 1591.  

May 17   Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51 in the year 1591.  

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

Jul 02   Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) died on this day in history.  

Jul 18   On this day in history jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40