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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 31   In the year 1601 pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter  

Feb 08   In the year 1601 earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London  

Feb 13   John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London on this day in history.  

Feb 25   In the year 1601 robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth  

Mar 19   Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) in the year 1601.  

May 02   In the year 1601 athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)  

May 19   Costanzo Porta, Italian composer in the year 1601.  

Jun 07   In the year 1601 louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid  

Jul 30   Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius in the year 1601.  

Aug 06   Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius in the year 1601.  

Aug 19   Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies in the year 1601.  

Aug 27   In the year 1601 olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world  

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

Sep 27   Louis XIII, king of France (1610-43) in the year 1601.  

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

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

Oct 24   Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 in the year 1601.  

Nov 24   Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy in the year 1601.  

Dec 25   Jose Ximenez, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)  

Jan 31   In the year 1601 birth of pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter  

Mar 19   Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) was born in the year 1601.  

May 02   In the year 1601 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 in the year 1601.  

Aug 22   Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 22   On this day in history birth of anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III  

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

Apr 10   In the year 1601 death of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562)  

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

Aug 09   On this day in history death of michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558)  

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

Oct 13   In the year 1601 tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague  

Oct 24   Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on this day in history.