Historical Events In 1591

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

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   In the year 1591 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   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   In the year 1591 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   In the year 1591 chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France   

May 15   In the year 1591 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   

May 20   Spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius in the year 1591.   

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

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   In the year 1591 french king Henri IV occupies Rouen   

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1591 michael Lohr, composer   

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

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

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

Dec 30   Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1591.   

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

May 26   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born in the year 1591.   

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 in the year 1591.   

Sep 08   Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess was born in the year 1591.   

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 in the year 1591.   

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

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

Jul 02   Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) died in the year 1591.   

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