Famous Deaths Happened In 1591

Jan 07 Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59 on this day in history.  

Jan 19 In the year 1591 edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60  

Feb 05 On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies  

May 15 On this day in history death of dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9  

May 17 On this day in history jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51  

Jun 21 Aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies in the year 1591.  

Jul 02 On this day in history death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)  

Jul 18 Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 in the year 1591.  

Aug 23 Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies in the year 1591.  

Sep 12 In the year 1591 richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49  

Oct 16 On this day in history gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56  

Nov 20 Christopher Hatton, English politician (b. 1540) died on this day in history.  

Dec 14 Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 30 In the year 1591 innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72  

Jan 11 Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 José Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 25 In the year 1591 birth of friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)  

Mar 15 In the year 1591 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)  

May 26 On this day in history birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer  

Jun 16 Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born in the year 1591.  

Aug 24 Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 08 Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess was born on this day in history.