Historical Events In 1591

Jan 07   Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59.   

Jan 18   King Naresuan of Siam results in the deaths of Crown Prince Minchit Sra of Burma in single combat, for which this date is now observed marked as Royal Thai Armed Forces day   

Jan 19   Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60.   

Feb 03   German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau   

Feb 05   Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies.   

Mar 01   Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV   

Mar 13   Battle at Tondibi Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

Mar 13   Battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

Apr 19   Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France.   

May 15   Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9   

May 17   Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51.   

May 20   Spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius.   

May 26   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer.   

Jun 20   Mauritius and Willem van Nassau occupy Devente.   

Jun 21   Aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies.   

Jul 18   Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40.   

Aug 18   Governor of Roanoke Island colony returns from England and are discovered everyone in the colony had disappeared [or Aug 17, 1590]   

Aug 19   French king Henri IV occupies Rouen.   

Aug 23   Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies.   

Aug 24   Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized).   

Sep 08   Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess   

Sep 09   -10] Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English   

Sep 12   Richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49   

Sep 21   French bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France.   

Sep 23   Michael Lohr, composer.   

Oct 16   Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56.   

Oct 21   Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau   

Oct 29   Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX.   

Nov 12   Castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza   

Dec 14   Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies   

Dec 30   Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72   

Jan 11   Robert devereux: 3rd earl of essex, english civil war general   

Jan 12   José ribera: Spanish painter   

Feb 25   Friedrich von spee: German writer   

Mar 15   Alexandre de rhodes: French jesuit missionary   

May 26   Dirck janszoon sweelinck: Composer   

Jun 16   Joseph solomon delmedigo: Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist    

Aug 24   Robert herrick: England, poet (gather ye rosebuds) (baptized)   

Sep 08   Jacqueline m a de sainte madeleine arnauld: French abbess   

Jan 07   Jacobus de kerle: French/flemish composer,   

Jan 19   Edmond auger: French jesuit (under henri iii),   

Feb 05   Gerard de jode: Flemish publisher,    

May 15   Dimitri ivanovitch: Russian son of czar ivan iv, murdered at 9   

May 17   Jost/jobst/jodocus amman: Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist,    

Jun 21   Aloysius [luigi] van gonzaga: Prince/italian jesuit saint,   

Jul 02   Vincenzo galilei: Italian composer (b. 1520)   

Jul 18   Jakob handl: [petelin], austrian composer/bandmaster,