Historical Events In 1591

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

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai  

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

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

May 26   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1591.  

Aug 23   Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies in the year 1591.  

Aug 24   Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) on this day in history.  

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

Sep 09   On this day in history -10] Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English  

Sep 12   In the year 1591 richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49  

Sep 21   French bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France on this day in history.  

Sep 23   Michael Lohr, composer in the year 1591.  

Oct 16   On this day in history gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56  

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

Oct 29   Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX in the year 1591.  

Nov 12   On this day in history castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza  

Dec 14   Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies in the year 1591.  

Dec 30   In the year 1591 innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72  

Jan 11   In the year 1591 birth of robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646)  

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 in the year 1591.  

Mar 15   In the year 1591 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)  

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   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 in the year 1591.  

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

Jan 19   In the year 1591 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   On this day in history 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   Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) died in the year 1591.  

Jul 18   In the year 1591 jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40