Historical Events In 1596

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

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

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

Jan 28   British admiral Sir Francis Drake dies off the Panama coast and is buried at sea on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Catholic League disjoins in the year 1596.   

Mar 01   Plague in Spain on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1596 pacificatie of Ireland drawn   

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

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

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   On this day in history cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java   

Jun 30   On this day in history 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 in the year 1596.   

Aug 03   In the year 1596 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) in the year 1596.   

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   In the year 1596 dutch fleet bombs Banten Java   

Sep 09   In the year 1596 anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen   

Sep 13   In the year 1596 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   Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 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 in the year 1596.   

May 27   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies in the year 1596.   

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

Aug 11   In the year 1596 death of hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)   

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