Historical Events In 1595

Jan 05   Ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies   

Jan 16   Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95), dies.   

Jan 17   French king Henri IV declares war on Spain.   

Jan 28   Francis Drake, English pirate, Admiral and Governor of Newfoundland (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50   

Jan 29   William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet is probably inaugural performed   

Jan 30   Shakespere's "Romeo and Juilet" was inaugural performed.   

Feb 02   Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)   

Feb 20   Ernst, archduke of Austria, dies at 41   

Feb 21   Robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged   

Feb 24   Matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet.   

Mar 04   Robert Southwell, English poet, hanged for becoming a Catholic priest   

Apr 02   Cornelis de Houtman's ships depart to Asia through Cape of Good Hope.   

Apr 05   John Wilson, composer   

Apr 15   Willem I's daughter of Elisabeth of Nassau marries duke Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne of Broth.   

Apr 25   Torquato Tasso, Italian poet/playwright, dies at 51.   

May 02   King Philip II names Albrecht of Austria land guardian of Neth.   

May 02   King Philip II names Albrecht of Austria land guardian of Netherlands   

May 24   Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the inaugural printed catalog of an institutional library   

May 26   Philippus Nerius, [Filippo Neri], Italian merchant/saint, dies at 79   

May 27   Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer   

Jun 19   Wladyslaw IV Vasa, king of Poland (1632-48).   

Jul 09   Johannes Kepler inscribes geometric solid construction of universe   

Jul 21   Alvara Mendana discovers Marquesas Island   

Aug 23   Michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Calugareni   

Aug 24   Thomas Digges, English astronomer (Universe Infinite), dies.   

Sep 17   Pope Clemens VIII recognizes Henri IV as king of France.   

Oct 02   Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver.   

Oct 09   The Spanish army captures Cambrai.   

Oct 15   Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch E indies poet, dies at 48.   

Oct 28   Battle at Giurgevo: Zsigmond Bathory of Transylvania beats Turks.   

Nov 08   Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist, dies at 69   

Nov 12   John Hawkins, English navigator/treasurer of the Navy, dies at 63.   

Nov 27   Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor/architect   

Dec 10   Reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59   

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Jan 06   Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French man of letters (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born in the year 1595.   

Feb 24   In the year 1595 birth of matthias C Sarbiewski, [Sarbievius], Polish jesuit/poet   

Apr 05   John Wilson, composer was born in the year 1595.   

May 27   Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer was born on this day in history.   

Jun 09   King Wladislaus IV of Poland (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1595 birth of wladyslaw IV Vasa, king of Poland (1632-48)   

Oct 02   Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1546) died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   In the year 1595 murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95), dies   

Jan 24   Ferdinand II of Austria (b. 1529) died on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Francis Drake, English pirate, Admiral and Governor of Newfoundland (Porto Bello West Indies), dies at 50 in the year 1595.   

Feb 12   On this day in history death of archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553)   

Feb 20   On this day in history ernst, archduke of Austria, dies at 41   

Feb 21   In the year 1595 death of robert Southwell, English Jesuit/poet, hanged