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   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   In the year 1591 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   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   In the year 1591 spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius  

May 26   On this day in history dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer  

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

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

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

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   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   -10] Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English in the year 1591.  

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   Michael Lohr, composer in the year 1591.  

Oct 16   Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 12   On this day in history castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza  

Dec 14   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 25   In the year 1591 birth of friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 08   In the year 1591 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   Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1591.  

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   In the year 1591 death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)  

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