Historical Events In 1596

Jan 05   Henry Lawes, English composer in the year 1596.  

Jan 13   In the year 1596 jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter  

Jan 21   On this day in history john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66  

Jan 28   In the year 1596 british admiral Sir Francis Drake dies off the Panama coast and is buried at sea.  

Jan 31   Catholic League disjoins on this day in history.  

Mar 11   Isaac Elsevier, book publisher in the year 1596.  

Mar 23   In the year 1596 henry Unton, English diplomat  

Mar 31   René Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was) on this day in history.  

Mar 31   On this day in history the birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher  

Apr 17   Arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais in the year 1596.  

Apr 24   Pacificatie of Ireland drawn on this day in history.  

May 09   In the year 1596 abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter  

May 18   Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya in the year 1596.  

May 26   In the year 1596 england, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain  

May 27   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies in the year 1596.  

Jun 21   Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov on this day in history.  

Jun 22   On this day in history cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java  

Jun 30   On this day in history english/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz  

Jul 05   On this day in history english fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz  

Jul 17   At 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya on this day in history.  

Jul 29   In the year 1596 jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84  

Aug 03   On this day in history david Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star)  

Aug 09   On this day in history henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond  

Aug 19   Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I in the year 1596.  

Aug 26   On this day in history frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)  

Sep 03   On this day in history nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri)  

Sep 04   Constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly) on this day in history.  

Sep 05   On this day in history dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java  

Sep 07   On this day in history dutch fleet bombs Banten Java  

Sep 09   On this day in history anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen  

Sep 13   In the year 1596 pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java)  

Sep 20   Diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey in New Spain on this day in history.  

Sep 23   Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher on this day in history.  

Sep 28   Vredius, [Olivier de Wree], Flemish historian/poet/mayor on this day in history.  

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Jan 05   In the year 1596 birth of henry Lawes, English composer  

Jan 13   In the year 1596 birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter  

Mar 11   In the year 1596 birth of isaac Elsevier, book publisher  

Mar 31   René Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was) was born on this day in history.  

May 09   Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born in the year 1596.  

Jun 21   In the year 1596 birth of michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov  

Jun 23   Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 29   Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 21   John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 in the year 1596.  

Feb 17   In the year 1596 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)  

Mar 23   On this day in history death of henry Unton, English diplomat  

May 06   On this day in history death of giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535)  

May 27   On this day in history tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies  

Jul 29   Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84 on this day in history.  

Aug 11   On this day in history death of hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)  

Sep 09   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen died in the year 1596.