Historical Events In 1596

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

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

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   In the year 1596 catholic League disjoins   

Mar 01   Plague in Spain on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Mar 31   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history england, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain   

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 in the year 1596.   

Jun 22   On this day in history cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java   

Jun 30   In the year 1596 english/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz   

Jul 05   English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 03   David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star) in the year 1596.   

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

Sep 04   In the year 1596 constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly)   

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 in the year 1596.   

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   Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   In the year 1596 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   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   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 in the year 1596.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) died on this day in history.   

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

May 06   Giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535) died on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)   

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