Historical Events In 1591

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

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   Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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.   

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

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

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

Jun 21   On this day in history 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   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   French king Henri IV occupies Rouen in the year 1591.   

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

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   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   On this day in history michael Lohr, composer   

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

Oct 21   Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau in the year 1591.   

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

Nov 12   Castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1591.   

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

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

Aug 24   Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) was born in the year 1591.   

Sep 08   In the year 1591 birth of jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess   

Jan 07   On this day in history jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59   

Jan 19   In the year 1591 edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60   

Feb 05   In the year 1591 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   Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51 in the year 1591.   

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

Jul 02   On this day in history death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

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