Historical Events In 1596

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

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

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   On this day in history catholic League disjoins  

Mar 11   Isaac Elsevier, book publisher on this day in history.  

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 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   In the year 1596 abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter  

May 18   On this day in history willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya  

May 26   In the year 1596 england, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain  

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

Jun 21   On this day in history michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov  

Jun 22   In the year 1596 cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java  

Jun 30   English/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz on this day in history.  

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

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   Constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly) in the year 1596.  

Sep 05   On this day in history dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java  

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

Sep 09   In the year 1596 anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen  

Sep 13   In the year 1596 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   Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher on this day in history.  

Sep 28   On this day in history vredius, [Olivier de Wree], Flemish historian/poet/mayor  

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680)  

Jan 21   John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

May 27   In the year 1596 tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies  

Jul 29   On this day in history jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84  

Aug 11   In the year 1596 death of hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)  

Sep 09   In the year 1596 death of anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen