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

Jan 28   On this day in history 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 01   Plague in Spain in the year 1596.   

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

Mar 23   Henry Unton, English diplomat in the year 1596.   

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

Mar 31   The birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher in the year 1596.   

Apr 17   On this day in history arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais   

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

Jun 22   Cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java on this day in history.   

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

Jul 05   In the year 1596 english fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz   

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

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

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   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   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 in the year 1596.   

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

Sep 09   In the year 1596 anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen   

Sep 13   On this day in history pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java)   

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   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   In the year 1596 birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

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   In the year 1596 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 in the year 1596.   

Mar 23   Henry Unton, English diplomat died in the year 1596.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Sep 09   In the year 1596 death of anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen