Famous Birthdays In 1601

Jan 08 Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born in the year 1601.

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

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 In the year 1601 birth of antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)

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

Aug 22 Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born in the year 1601.

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

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

Nov 14 Jean Eudes, French missionary (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.

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

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

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

May 19 In the year 1601 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 On this day in history tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague

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