Historical Events In 1596

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

Jan 13   On this day in history jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter  

Jan 21   In the year 1596 john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66  

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

Jan 31   On this day in history catholic League disjoins  

Mar 01   In the year 1596 plague in Spain  

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

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

Mar 31   On this day in history rené Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was)  

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 in the year 1596.  

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

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   In the year 1596 tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies  

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

Jun 22   In the year 1596 cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java  

Jun 30   English/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz in the year 1596.  

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

Jul 17   In the year 1596 at 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya  

Jul 29   On this day in history jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84  

Aug 03   In the year 1596 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 on this day in history.  

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   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   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) in the year 1596.  

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

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

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Jan 05   Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter  

Mar 11   On this day in history 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   Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680)  

Jan 21   In the year 1596 john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66  

Feb 17   Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) died on this day in history.  

Mar 23   In the year 1596 death of henry Unton, English diplomat  

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

May 27   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 29   Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84 in the year 1596.  

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

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