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 Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

Mar 10 Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies in the year 1597.  

May 20 Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Jun 02 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 20 Franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 04 In the year 1597 death of sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1550)  

Oct 09 Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1537) died on this day in history.  

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

Dec 21 In the year 1597 petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76  

Jan 12 François Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1597.  

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

Apr 09 John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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