Famous Deaths Happened In 1597

Jan 29 Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530) died in the year 1597.  

Feb 02 On this day in history death of lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61  

Feb 15 In the year 1597 pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66  

Mar 10 Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies on this day in history.  

May 20 On this day in history matthijs Heldt, dies in battle  

Jun 02 In the year 1597 diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67  

Jun 09 Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies in the year 1597.  

Jun 20 Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies in the year 1597.  

Jul 20 Franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies in the year 1597.  

Oct 04 On this day in history death of sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1550)  

Oct 09 Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1537) died in the year 1597.  

Dec 18 Barbara Blomberg, German mistress of emperor Karel, dies at 67 in the year 1597.  

Dec 21 On this day in history petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76  

Jan 12 In the year 1597 birth of françois Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643)  

Jan 31 On this day in history birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)  

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648)  

Mar 01 Jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 09 John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born in the year 1597.  

Jun 09 Pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter was born in the year 1597.  

Jul 22 Virgilio Mazzocchi, composer was born in the year 1597.  

Jul 31 In the year 1597 birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized