Historical Events In 1596

Jan 05   Henry Lawes, English composer in the year 1596.   

Jan 13   In the year 1596 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   In the year 1596 plague in Spain   

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

Mar 23   In the year 1596 henry Unton, English diplomat   

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

Apr 24   Pacificatie of Ireland drawn on this day in history.   

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

May 18   Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya on this day in history.   

May 26   England, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain on this day in history.   

May 27   On this day in history tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies   

Jun 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history english/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz   

Jul 05   In the year 1596 english fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz   

Jul 17   In the year 1596 at 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya   

Jul 29   In the year 1596 jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84   

Aug 03   David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star) on this day in history.   

Aug 09   On this day in history henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond   

Aug 19   On this day in history elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

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

Sep 03   Nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1596.   

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

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

Sep 13   On this day in history pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java)   

Sep 20   Diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey in New Spain in the year 1596.   

Sep 23   On this day in history joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher   

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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 in the year 1596.   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1596.   

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

Feb 17   In the year 1596 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

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   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies on this day in history.   

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.