Famous Deaths Happened In 1601

Feb 25 On this day in history death of robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth  

Apr 10 On this day in history death of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562)  

May 19 Costanzo Porta, Italian composer died on this day in history.  

Aug 09 In the year 1601 death of michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558)  

Aug 19 On this day in history michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies  

Oct 13 Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague on this day in history.  

Oct 24 Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 in the year 1601.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)  

Jan 31 In the year 1601 birth of pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter  

Mar 19 On this day in history birth of alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)  

May 02 Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born in the year 1601.  

May 27 Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born in the year 1601.  

Aug 17 Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born in the year 1601.  

Aug 22 Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born in the year 1601.  

Sep 22 Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III was born in the year 1601.