Historical Events In 1591

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

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   Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 in the year 1591.   

Feb 03   In the year 1591 german monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 13   In the year 1591 battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

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

May 15   On this day in history 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.   

May 20   On this day in history spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius   

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

Jun 20   On this day in history mauritius & Willem van Nassau occupy Devente   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history 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   Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) on this day in history.   

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   Richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49 on this day in history.   

Sep 21   In the year 1591 french bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France   

Sep 23   In the year 1591 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   Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX in the year 1591.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1591.   

Feb 25   On this day in history birth of friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1591.   

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

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 in the year 1591.   

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

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

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

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

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