Historical Events In 1591

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

Mar 01   On this day in history 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   Battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai on this day in history.   

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

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   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 in the year 1591.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 24   In the year 1591 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   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 in the year 1591.   

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

Sep 23   Michael Lohr, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56 in the year 1591.   

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

Oct 29   In the year 1591 giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX   

Nov 12   In the year 1591 castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

May 26   In the year 1591 birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

Jun 16   In the year 1591 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   On this day in history death of 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.   

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

Jul 02   Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) died on this day in history.   

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