Historical Events In 1601

Jan 07   On this day in history robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth  

Jan 14   Church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome in the year 1601.  

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

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

Feb 08   On this day in history earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London  

Feb 13   John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London in the year 1601.  

Feb 25   Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth in the year 1601.  

Mar 19   On this day in history alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)  

May 02   Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) on this day in history.  

May 19   On this day in history costanzo Porta, Italian composer  

Jun 07   Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid in the year 1601.  

Jul 30   Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius on this day in history.  

Aug 06   Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius on this day in history.  

Aug 19   In the year 1601 michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies  

Aug 27   Olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world in the year 1601.  

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

Sep 27   On this day in history louis XIII, king of France (1610-43)  

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

Oct 21   In the year 1601 memorial service for Daitokuji's Shinju held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto  

Oct 24   In the year 1601 tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54  

Nov 24   On this day in history earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy  

Dec 25   In the year 1601 jose Ximenez, composer  

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

Jan 31   Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter was born in the year 1601.  

Mar 19   On this day in history birth of alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)  

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

May 27   Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on this day in history.  

Aug 22   On this day in history birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)  

Sep 22   Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III was born on this day in history.  

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

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

May 19   Costanzo Porta, Italian composer died on this day in history.  

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

Oct 24   In the year 1601 tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54