Historical Events In 1591

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

Jan 18   On this day in history 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.  

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

Feb 03   German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau on this day in history.  

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

Mar 01   In the year 1591 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 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  

Apr 19   In the year 1591 chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France  

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

May 17   On this day in history jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51  

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

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

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

Jun 21   Aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies on this day in history.  

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] in the year 1591.  

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

Aug 23   Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 24   In the year 1591 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   In the year 1591 -10] Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English  

Sep 12   In the year 1591 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   Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau in the year 1591.  

Oct 29   On this day in history giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX  

Nov 12   In the year 1591 castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza  

Dec 14   In the year 1591 juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies  

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   In the year 1591 birth of josé Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652)  

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

Mar 15   On this day in history birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)  

May 26   In the year 1591 birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer  

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

Aug 24   Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) was born in the year 1591.  

Sep 08   Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess was born on this day in history.  

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

May 15   On this day in history death of dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9  

May 17   Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51 in the year 1591.  

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

Jul 02   On this day in history death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)  

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