Historical Events In 1596

Jan 05   Henry Lawes, English composer on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1596.  

Jan 31   Catholic League disjoins in the year 1596.  

Mar 01   Plague in Spain in the year 1596.  

Mar 11   In the year 1596 isaac Elsevier, book publisher  

Mar 23   Henry Unton, English diplomat in the year 1596.  

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

Mar 31   The birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher in the year 1596.  

Apr 17   Arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais in the year 1596.  

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 in the year 1596.  

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

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   English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz in the year 1596.  

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

Aug 26   Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) on this day in history.  

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

Sep 04   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 20   In the year 1596 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   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   In the year 1596 birth of rené Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was)  

May 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1596 birth of emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680)  

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   On this day in history death of henry Unton, English diplomat  

May 06   On this day in history 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   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen died on this day in history.