Famous Deaths Happened In 1601

Feb 25 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth died on this day in history.  

Apr 10 In the year 1601 death of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562)  

May 19 In the year 1601 death of costanzo Porta, Italian composer  

Aug 09 On this day in history death of michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558)  

Aug 19 Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 13 In the year 1601 tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague  

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

Jan 08 Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born in the year 1601.  

Jan 31 Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter was born in the year 1601.  

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 In the year 1601 birth of antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)  

Aug 17 In the year 1601 birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]  

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

Sep 22 On this day in history birth of anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III