Historical Events In 1596

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

Jan 13   In the year 1596 jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter  

Jan 21   John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 in the year 1596.  

Jan 28   On this day in history 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   Plague in Spain on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 31   In the year 1596 rené Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was)  

Mar 31   The birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher on this day in history.  

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

Apr 24   On this day in history pacificatie of Ireland drawn  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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   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   In the year 1596 henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond  

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

Aug 26   On this day in history frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)  

Sep 03   In the year 1596 nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri)  

Sep 04   Constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly) in the year 1596.  

Sep 05   Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java on this day in history.  

Sep 07   Dutch fleet bombs Banten Java in the year 1596.  

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

Sep 13   Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java) on this day in history.  

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   Henry Lawes, English composer was born in the year 1596.  

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   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   Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born in the year 1596.  

Jun 23   Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 29   On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680)  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 23   In the year 1596 death of henry Unton, English diplomat  

May 06   In the year 1596 death of giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535)  

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

Jul 29   Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 09   On this day in history death of anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen