Historical Events In 1596

Jan 05   On this day in history henry Lawes, English composer   

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   On this day in history catholic League disjoins   

Mar 01   On this day in history plague in Spain   

Mar 11   On this day in history isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

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   In the year 1596 the birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher   

Apr 17   Arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais on this day in history.   

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

May 09   Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter on this day in history.   

May 18   Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya on this day in history.   

May 26   England, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain in the year 1596.   

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   In the year 1596 english/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz   

Jul 05   English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz in the year 1596.   

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

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

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

Aug 09   In the year 1596 henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond   

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

Aug 26   Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) in the year 1596.   

Sep 03   Nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri) on this day in history.   

Sep 04   On this day in history constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly)   

Sep 05   Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java on this day in history.   

Sep 07   In the year 1596 dutch fleet bombs Banten Java   

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

Sep 13   Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java) on this day in history.   

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

Sep 23   On this day in history joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher   

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

Jan 13   Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter was born in the year 1596.   

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

Mar 31   In the year 1596 birth of rené Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was)   

May 09   In the year 1596 birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

Jun 21   On this day in history birth of michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov   

Jun 23   Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born in the year 1596.   

Jun 29   In the year 1596 birth of emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680)   

Jan 21   John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

Mar 23   Henry Unton, English diplomat died on this day in history.   

May 06   Giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535) died in the year 1596.   

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

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

Aug 11   Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585) died in the year 1596.   

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