Historical Events In 1596

Jan 05   In the year 1596 henry Lawes, English composer   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1596 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   Catholic League disjoins in the year 1596.   

Mar 01   In the year 1596 plague in Spain   

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

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

Mar 31   On this day in history 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   In the year 1596 pacificatie of Ireland drawn   

May 09   On this day in history abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

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

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   On this day in history michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov   

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   On this day in history 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   David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star) in the year 1596.   

Aug 09   Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond in the year 1596.   

Aug 19   Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history dutch fleet bombs Banten Java   

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

Sep 13   Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java) in the year 1596.   

Sep 20   On this day in history diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey in New Spain.   

Sep 23   In the year 1596 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   In the year 1596 birth of isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

Mar 31   René Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jun 21   In the year 1596 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   In the year 1596 john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66   

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

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

May 06   In the year 1596 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 in the year 1596.   

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