Historical Events In 1596

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

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

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

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

Jan 31   In the year 1596 catholic League disjoins  

Mar 01   On this day in history plague in Spain  

Mar 11   Isaac Elsevier, book publisher on this day in history.  

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

Mar 31   René Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was) in the year 1596.  

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 in the year 1596.  

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

May 18   In the year 1596 willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya  

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

May 27   In the year 1596 tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies  

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

Jun 22   Cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java in the year 1596.  

Jun 30   English/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz on this day in history.  

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

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

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   Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond on this day in history.  

Aug 19   In the year 1596 elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I  

Aug 26   Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java)  

Sep 20   In the year 1596 diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey in New Spain.  

Sep 23   Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher in the year 1596.  

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

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

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

Mar 31   On this day in history 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   Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born in the year 1596.  

Jun 23   In the year 1596 birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)  

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

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

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

May 27   In the year 1596 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   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.