Historical Events In 1596

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history british admiral Sir Francis Drake dies off the Panama coast and is buried at sea.  

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   On this day in history henry Unton, English diplomat  

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   Arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais on this day in history.  

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

May 09   In the year 1596 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   On this day in history tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies  

Jun 21   Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov in the year 1596.  

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

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

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   In the year 1596 frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)  

Sep 03   On this day in history nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri)  

Sep 04   In the year 1596 constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly)  

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

Sep 07   In the year 1596 dutch fleet bombs Banten Java  

Sep 09   In the year 1596 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   Henry Lawes, English composer was born in the year 1596.  

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

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

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   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   In the year 1596 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   On this day in history 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   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies in the year 1596.  

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