Historical Events In 1596

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

Jan 13   On this day in history jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Catholic League disjoins in the year 1596.   

Mar 01   On this day in history plague in Spain   

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

Mar 23   On this day in history henry Unton, English diplomat   

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

Mar 31   On this day in history the birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher   

Apr 17   On this day in history arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais   

Apr 24   On this day in history pacificatie of Ireland drawn   

May 09   In the year 1596 abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

May 18   In the year 1596 willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya   

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

May 27   On this day in history tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies   

Jun 21   In the year 1596 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 03   David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star) on this day in history.   

Aug 09   In the year 1596 henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond   

Aug 19   Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I in the year 1596.   

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

Sep 03   Nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri) in the year 1596.   

Sep 04   On this day in history constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly)   

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

Sep 07   In the year 1596 dutch fleet bombs Banten Java   

Sep 09   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen in the year 1596.   

Sep 13   Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1596 birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1596.   

Jun 23   In the year 1596 birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)   

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 in the year 1596.   

Feb 17   Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) died on this day in history.   

Mar 23   In the year 1596 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1596 death of anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen