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 in the year 1591.  

Jan 19   Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV  

Mar 13   In the year 1591 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   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   In the year 1591 jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51  

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 in the year 1591.  

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

Jul 18   Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 in the year 1591.  

Aug 18   In the year 1591 governor of Roanoke Island colony returns from England & found everyone in the colony had disappeared [or Aug 17, 1590]  

Aug 19   French king Henri IV occupies Rouen on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess  

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   In the year 1591 french bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France  

Sep 23   Michael Lohr, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 16   Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56 in the year 1591.  

Oct 21   In the year 1591 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 in the year 1591.  

Dec 14   On this day in history juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies  

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

Jan 11   Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.  

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   Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jun 16   Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 19   In the year 1591 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 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   Aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 02   Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) died in the year 1591.  

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