Famous Deaths In 1597

Jan 29 In the year 1597 death of elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)  

Feb 02 Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 died on this day in history.  

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 Diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jun 09 In the year 1597 jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies  

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 Sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1550) died on this day in history.  

Oct 09 In the year 1597 death of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1537)  

Dec 18 Barbara Blomberg, German mistress of emperor Karel, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1597 birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)  

Feb 24 Vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 01 Jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652) was born in the year 1597.  

Apr 09 On this day in history birth of john Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)  

Jun 09 In the year 1597 birth of pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter  

Jul 22 In the year 1597 birth of virgilio Mazzocchi, composer  

Jul 31 On this day in history birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized