Famous Birthdays In 1588

Jan 12 John Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony) was born in the year 1588.

Jan 12 Jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto], Spanish painter was born in the year 1588.

Feb 12 John Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass was born on this day in history.

Feb 19 In the year 1588 birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies

Feb 26 Nicolaus Erich, composer was born in the year 1588.

Apr 05 Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born in the year 1588.

Apr 15 On this day in history birth of claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist

May 13 Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born in the year 1588.

May 28 Pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672) was born on this day in history.

Jun 09 On this day in history birth of johann Andreas Herbst, composer

Jun 11 George Wither, English writer (d. 1667) was born in the year 1588.

Sep 01 In the year 1588 birth of henry II, Prince of Condé, French nobleman (d. 1646)

Sep 08 Marin Mersenne, France, mathematician/musician/philosopher (Cartesian) was born in the year 1588.

Sep 10 Nicholas Lanier, composer was born on this day in history.

Nov 27 On this day in history birth of valerius Andreas, [Walter Driessens], Flemish historian

Dec 10 Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born in the year 1588.

Dec 24 Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born in the year 1588.

Jan 05 Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528) died on this day in history.

Feb 09 In the year 1588 marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies

Feb 10 Joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82 on this day in history.

Feb 24 In the year 1588 death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist

Mar 10 In the year 1588 death of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (b. 1533)

Mar 17 Petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies in the year 1588.

Apr 04 On this day in history frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88), dies at 53

Apr 19 Paolo Veronese (Cagliari), painter, dies in the year 1588.