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

Jan 31   On this day in history catholic League disjoins   

Mar 01   On this day in history plague in Spain   

Mar 11   In the year 1596 isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

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

Mar 31   In the year 1596 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   Pacificatie of Ireland drawn in the year 1596.   

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

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   On this day in history tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri)   

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   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen in the year 1596.   

Sep 13   In the year 1596 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   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   Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter was born in the year 1596.   

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

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

May 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1596 birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)   

Jun 29   Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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.