Historical Events In 1596

Jan 05   Henry Lawes, English composer.   

Jan 13   Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

Jan 21   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.   

Jan 31   Catholic League disjoins   

Mar 01   Plague in Spain.   

Mar 11   Isaac Elsevier, book publisher.   

Mar 23   Henry Unton, English diplomat.   

Mar 31   René Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was).   

Mar 31   Rene Descartes, French philosopher is born   

Apr 17   Arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais.   

Apr 24   Pacificatie of Ireland drawn.   

May 09   Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

May 18   Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya.   

May 26   England, France and Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain.   

May 27   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies   

Jun 21   Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov   

Jun 22   Cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java.   

Jun 30   English/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz.   

Jul 05   English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz   

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

Jul 29   Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84   

Aug 03   David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star).   

Aug 09   Henry van Cuyk is recorded as becoming bishop of Roermond   

Aug 19   Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I.   

Aug 26   Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

Sep 03   Nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari and Guarneri).   

Sep 04   Constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly)   

Sep 05   Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java   

Sep 07   Dutch fleet bombs Banten Java.   

Sep 09   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen   

Sep 13   Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java)   

Sep 20   Diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey in New Spain.   

Sep 23   Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher.   

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Jan 05   In the year 1596 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   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   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   Giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535) died on this day in history.   

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   Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585) died on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen died on this day in history.