Historical Events In 1597

Feb 02   On this day in history lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61   

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

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

Feb 24   Flemish painter Frederick of Valckenborch becomes porter of Frankfurt-on-Main in the year 1597.   

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

Mar 11   Land guardian Albrecht occupies Amiens on France in the year 1597.   

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 in the year 1597.   

May 20   In the year 1597 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   Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 09   Pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter on this day in history.   

Jun 14   On this day in history at 4:30 AM Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya for Netherlands   

Jun 20   In the year 1597 willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies   

Jun 24   Cornelis de Houtman's fleet reaches Bantam, West Java on this day in history.   

Jul 20   In the year 1597 franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies   

Jul 22   Virgilio Mazzocchi, composer in the year 1597.   

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

Aug 11   Germany throws out English sales people in the year 1597.   

Aug 14   On this day in history cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java   

Aug 20   1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East in the year 1597.   

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

Sep 25   Amiens surrenders to French King Henri IV in the year 1597.   

Oct 09   Earl Mauritius occupies Breevoort on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Emilia of Nassau weds Dom Emanuel of Portugal in the year 1597.   

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

Dec 21   On this day in history petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76   

Dec 23   Martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry" in the year 1597.   

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

Jan 31   In the year 1597 birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)   

Feb 24   Vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 09   John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670) was born in the year 1597.   

Jun 09   In the year 1597 birth of pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter   

Jul 22   In the year 1597 birth of virgilio Mazzocchi, composer   

Jul 31   Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530) died on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 died in the year 1597.   

Feb 15   Pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66 in the year 1597.   

Mar 10   Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies in the year 1597.   

May 20   Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle in the year 1597.   

Jun 02   In the year 1597 diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67   

Jun 09   On this day in history jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies   

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