Historical Events In 1596

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

Jan 13   Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Plague in Spain in the year 1596.   

Mar 11   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 05   English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz in the year 1596.   

Jul 17   On this day in history at 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya   

Jul 29   Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84 in the year 1596.   

Aug 03   On this day in history david Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star)   

Aug 09   Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond on this day in history.   

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   Constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly) on this day in history.   

Sep 05   In the year 1596 dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java   

Sep 07   On this day in history dutch fleet bombs Banten Java   

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   Diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey in New Spain on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1596.   

May 06   Giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535) died in the year 1596.   

May 27   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies in the year 1596.   

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

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.