Famous Deaths Happened In 1597

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

Feb 02 Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 died in the year 1597.  

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

Mar 10 In the year 1597 petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies  

May 20 In the year 1597 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 Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 20 Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 20 In the year 1597 franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies  

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

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

Dec 18 On this day in history barbara Blomberg, German mistress of emperor Karel, dies at 67  

Dec 21 Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 in the year 1597.  

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

Mar 01 On this day in history birth of jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652)  

Apr 09 In the year 1597 birth of john Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)  

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

Jul 22 Virgilio Mazzocchi, composer was born on this day in history.  

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