Historical Events In 1591

Jan 07   Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 19   On this day in history edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60  

Feb 03   On this day in history german monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau  

Feb 05   On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies  

Mar 01   Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV in the year 1591.  

Mar 13   Battle at Tondibi Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai in the year 1591.  

Mar 13   Battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai in the year 1591.  

Apr 19   Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France in the year 1591.  

May 15   Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9 on this day in history.  

May 17   Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

May 20   Spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius in the year 1591.  

May 26   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer in the year 1591.  

Jun 20   Mauritius & Willem van Nassau occupy Devente in the year 1591.  

Jun 21   Aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies in the year 1591.  

Jul 18   On this day in history jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40  

Aug 18   Governor of Roanoke Island colony returns from England & found everyone in the colony had disappeared [or Aug 17, 1590] on this day in history.  

Aug 19   In the year 1591 french king Henri IV occupies Rouen  

Aug 23   In the year 1591 luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies  

Aug 24   On this day in history robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized)  

Sep 08   Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess in the year 1591.  

Sep 09   On this day in history -10] Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English  

Sep 12   On this day in history richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49  

Sep 21   On this day in history french bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France  

Sep 23   On this day in history michael Lohr, composer  

Oct 16   In the year 1591 gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56  

Oct 21   On this day in history nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau  

Oct 29   Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX on this day in history.  

Nov 12   Castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza on this day in history.  

Dec 14   Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies in the year 1591.  

Dec 30   On this day in history innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72  

Jan 11   In the year 1591 birth of robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646)  

Jan 12   José Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 15   In the year 1591 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)  

May 26   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born in the year 1591.  

Jun 16   In the year 1591 birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)  

Aug 24   In the year 1591 birth of robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized)  

Sep 08   On this day in history birth of jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess  

Jan 07   In the year 1591 jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59  

Jan 19   On this day in history edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60  

Feb 05   On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies  

May 15   Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9 died in the year 1591.  

May 17   In the year 1591 jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51  

Jun 21   In the year 1591 aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies  

Jul 02   Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) died on this day in history.  

Jul 18   Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 on this day in history.