Historical Events In 1591

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

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

Feb 03   On this day in history 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 in the year 1591.   

Mar 13   In the year 1591 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   In the year 1591 spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius   

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 in the year 1591.   

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] on this day in history.   

Aug 19   On this day in history french king Henri IV occupies Rouen   

Aug 23   In the year 1591 luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies   

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

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 in the year 1591.   

Sep 21   French bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France in the year 1591.   

Sep 23   In the year 1591 michael Lohr, composer   

Oct 16   In the year 1591 gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56   

Oct 21   In the year 1591 nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau   

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   In the year 1591 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   In the year 1591 birth of robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646)   

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1591 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

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

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

Aug 24   On this day in history 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   In the year 1591 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   In the year 1591 death of dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9   

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

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

Jul 02   In the year 1591 death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

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