Notable Deaths In 1597

Jan 29 Elias ammerbach: German organist (b. 1530)  

Feb 02 Lucas van valckenborch: Flemish painter, buried at about 61  

Feb 15 Pieter j kies: Dutch mayor of haarlem (1572-73),  

Mar 10 Petrus forestus: Dutch physician (willem of orange),  

May 20 Matthijs heldt:  

Jun 02 Diederik sonoy: German/neth governor of northern quarter,  

Jun 09 Jose de anchieta: Spanish jesuit/missionary,  

Jun 20 Willem barents: Explorer (discovered spitsbergen & bereneil),  

Jul 20 Franciscus raphelengius [french of ravelingen]: Neth publisher,  

Oct 04 Sarsa dengel: Emperor of ethiopia (b. 1550)  

Oct 09 Ashikaga yoshiaki: Japanese shogun (b. 1537)  

Dec 18 Barbara blomberg: German mistress of emperor karel,  

Dec 21 Petrus canisius: Dutch jesuit/saint,  

Jan 12 François duquesnoy: French sculptor  

Jan 31 John francis regis: French saint  

Feb 24 Vincent voiture: French poet  

Mar 01 Jean-charles de la faille: Belgian mathematician  

Apr 09 John davenport: Connecticut pioneer  

Jun 09 Pieter j saenredam: Architecture painter  

Jul 22 Virgilio mazzocchi: Composer  

Jul 31 Sebastian stosskopf: Elzassisch painter, baptized