Historical Events In 1597

Feb 02   Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 on this day in history.  

Feb 05   In the year 1597 a group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society.  

Feb 15   On this day in history pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66  

Feb 24   In the year 1597 flemish painter Frederick of Valckenborch becomes porter of Frankfurt-on-Main  

Mar 10   Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies on this day in history.  

Mar 11   On this day in history land guardian Albrecht occupies Amiens on France  

Mar 12   In the year 1597 england routes troops to Amiens  

Apr 23   William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance on this day in history.  

May 20   On this day in history matthijs Heldt, dies in battle  

Jun 02   Diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jun 09   Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies in the year 1597.  

Jun 09   Pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter in the year 1597.  

Jun 14   In the year 1597 at 4:30 AM Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya for Netherlands  

Jun 20   On this day in history willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies  

Jun 24   On this day in history cornelis de Houtman's fleet reaches Bantam, West Java  

Jul 20   Franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 22   In the year 1597 virgilio Mazzocchi, composer  

Jul 31   Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized in the year 1597.  

Aug 11   Germany throws out English sales people on this day in history.  

Aug 14   In the year 1597 cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java  

Aug 20   On this day in history 1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East  

Sep 16   French troops chase away Albrecht of Austria in the year 1597.  

Sep 25   On this day in history amiens surrenders to French King Henri IV  

Oct 09   In the year 1597 earl Mauritius occupies Breevoort  

Nov 07   In the year 1597 emilia of Nassau weds Dom Emanuel of Portugal  

Dec 18   Barbara Blomberg, German mistress of emperor Karel, dies at 67 in the year 1597.  

Dec 21   Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Dec 23   In the year 1597 martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"  

Jan 12   In the year 1597 birth of françois Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643)  

Jan 31   On this day in history birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)  

Feb 24   On this day in history birth of vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648)  

Mar 01   In the year 1597 birth of jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652)  

Apr 09   In the year 1597 birth of john Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)  

Jun 09   On this day in history birth of pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter  

Jul 22   Virgilio Mazzocchi, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 31   On this day in history birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized  

Jan 29   On this day in history death of elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)  

Feb 02   Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 died on this day in history.  

Feb 15   Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

Mar 10   In the year 1597 petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies  

May 20   On this day in history matthijs Heldt, dies in battle  

Jun 02   On this day in history diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67  

Jun 09   In the year 1597 jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies  

Jun 20   Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on this day in history.