Historical Events In 1591

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

Jan 18   In the year 1591 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   On this day in history edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60  

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

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

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 in the year 1591.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1591 dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer  

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

Jun 21   Aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies in the year 1591.  

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

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 in the year 1591.  

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   In the year 1591 jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess  

Sep 09   In the year 1591 -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   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   On this day in history gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56  

Oct 21   Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau on this day in history.  

Oct 29   Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX on this day in history.  

Nov 12   In the year 1591 castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza  

Dec 14   Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 30   In the year 1591 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   In the year 1591 birth of josé Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652)  

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

Mar 15   Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jun 16   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess  

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 on this day in history.  

May 15   In the year 1591 death of dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9  

May 17   In the year 1591 jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51  

Jun 21   On this day in history aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies  

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.