Famous Personalities Born In 1596

Jan 05 Henry lawes: English composer  

Jan 13 Jan j goyen: Dutch landscape painter  

Mar 11 Isaac elsevier: Book publisher  

Mar 31 René descartes: France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was)  

May 09 Abraham van diepenbeeck: Painter  

Jun 21 Michael fjodorovitsj: Tsar of russia (1613-45)/1st romanov  

Jun 23 Johan banér: Swedish soldier  

Jun 29 Emperor go-mizunoo of japan: Emperor go-mizunoo of japan (d. 1680)  

Aug 16 Frederick v: Elector palatine  

Aug 18 Jean bolland: Flemish jesuit writer  

Aug 19 Elizabeth stuart: Electress palatine and queen of bohemia  

Aug 19 Elisabeth stuart: English daughter of james i  

Aug 26 Frederik v: King of bohemia (white mountain)  

Sep 03 Nicolo amati: Italy, violin maker (stradivari & guarneri)  

Sep 04 Constantine huygens: Dutch poet/diplomat (delightful folly)  

Sep 23 Joan blaeu: Cartographer/publisher  

Sep 28 Vredius: [olivier de wree], flemish historian/poet/mayor  

Dec 21 Petro mohyla: Moldovan orthodox metropolitan bishop of kiev and galicia  

Jan 21 John ligarius: German theologist/prime minister,  

Feb 17 Friedrich sylburg: German classical scholar (b. 1536)  

Mar 23 Henry unton: English diplomat  

May 06 Giaches de wert: Flemish composer (b. 1535)  

May 27 Tibaldi ii: Italian painter/sculptor/architect,  

Jul 29 Jacobus latomus: Flemish poet (psalms/jeremias)  

Aug 11 Hamnet shakespeare: Son of william shakespeare (b. 1585)  

Sep 09 Anna jagiellon: Polish queen