Historical Events In 1605

Jan 13   The controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison on this day in history.  

Jan 16   The first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid on this day in history.  

Jan 17   In the year 1605 first publication of Don Quixote.  

Jan 31   In the year 1605 in Tokaido, Japan a major earthquake causes 5,000 deaths. and generates a Tsunami.  

Feb 01   Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1605.  

Feb 25   In the year 1605 portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen  

Mar 05   Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Mar 17   In the year 1605 pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34  

Apr 05   On this day in history adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)  

Apr 06   On this day in history john Stow, British historian, dies  

Apr 08   On this day in history louis de Vadder, Flemish painter  

Apr 12   Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 15   Boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies in the year 1605.  

Apr 18   In the year 1605 giacomo Carissimi, composer  

Apr 19   Orazio Benevoli, composer in the year 1605.  

Apr 27   Leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italian Pope (1605), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

May 04   On this day in history ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82  

May 16   Camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI becomes Paul V on this day in history.  

May 24   Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church in the year 1605.  

Jun 10   Valse Dimitri crowned Russian tsar for 1st time on this day in history.  

Jul 29   In the year 1605 simon Dach, German poet  

Aug 08   The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden in the year 1605.  

Aug 18   Spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen on this day in history.  

Sep 17   Francesco Sacrati, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 23   Daniel von Czepko, German poet in the year 1605.  

Sep 23   On this day in history pontus de Tyard, French poet  

Sep 24   Manuel Mendes, Portuguese composer (bc. 1547) on this day in history.  

Sep 27   In the year 1605 the armies of Sweden are utterly defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm.  

Sep 28   On this day in history boulliau, mathematician  

Oct 03   On this day in history chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo/Quiapo massacre  

Oct 03   On this day in history li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor  

Oct 15   Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din, Mogol keizer of India (1556-1605), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Oct 16   In the year 1605 charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer  

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Feb 01   Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born on this day in history.  

Apr 08   In the year 1605 birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter  

Apr 08   On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)  

Apr 18   On this day in history birth of giacomo Carissimi, composer  

Apr 19   Orazio Benevoli, composer was born in the year 1605.  

May 24   Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born in the year 1605.  

Jul 29   Simon Dach, German poet was born on this day in history.  

Aug 08   In the year 1605 birth of cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675)  

Feb 19   Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Mar 05   In the year 1605 clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69  

Mar 17   On this day in history pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34  

Apr 05   In the year 1605 death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)  

Apr 06   John Stow, British historian, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 12   In the year 1605 boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies  

Apr 15   In the year 1605 boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies  

Apr 25   Naresuan, King of Siam (b. 1555) died in the year 1605.