Famous Deaths Happened In 1596

Jan 21 John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 in the year 1596.  

Feb 17 In the year 1596 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)  

Mar 23 Henry Unton, English diplomat died in the year 1596.  

May 06 On this day in history death of giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535)  

May 27 In the year 1596 tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies  

Jul 29 In the year 1596 jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84  

Aug 11 In the year 1596 death of hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)  

Sep 09 Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen died in the year 1596.  

Sep 13 Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java) died on this day in history.  

Sep 15 Leonhard Rauwolf, German physician and botanist (b. 1535 or 1540) died in the year 1596.  

Oct 03 Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541) died in the year 1596.  

Nov 01 Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (b. 1539) died in the year 1596.  

Nov 10 In the year 1596 death of peter Wentworth, English Puritan politician (b. 1530)  

Dec 08 In the year 1596 death of luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico  

Jan 05 Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter  

Mar 11 In the year 1596 birth of isaac Elsevier, book publisher  

Mar 31 In the year 1596 birth of rené Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was)  

May 09 Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on this day in history.  

Jun 21 On this day in history birth of michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov  

Jun 23 Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born in the year 1596.  

Jun 29 Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.