Historical Events In 1591

Jan 07   Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59 in the year 1591.   

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   German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau in the year 1591.   

Feb 05   Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies in the year 1591.   

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

Mar 13   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   On this day in history chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France   

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

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 on this day in history.   

May 26   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 20   Mauritius & Willem van Nassau occupy Devente on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history french king Henri IV occupies Rouen   

Aug 23   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   French bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France in the year 1591.   

Sep 23   On this day in history michael Lohr, composer   

Oct 16   On this day in history gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56   

Oct 21   Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau in the year 1591.   

Oct 29   In the year 1591 giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX   

Nov 12   On this day in history castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza   

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   Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646) was born in the year 1591.   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of josé Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652)   

Feb 25   Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) was born in the year 1591.   

Mar 15   Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born in the year 1591.   

May 26   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Aug 24   On this day in history 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   On this day in history jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59   

Jan 19   In the year 1591 edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60   

Feb 05   Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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   In the year 1591 jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40