Historical Events In 1597

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 24   On this day in history flemish painter Frederick of Valckenborch becomes porter of Frankfurt-on-Main  

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

Mar 11   Land guardian Albrecht occupies Amiens on France on this day in history.  

Mar 12   In the year 1597 england routes troops to Amiens  

Apr 23   In the year 1597 william Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance.  

May 20   In the year 1597 matthijs Heldt, dies in battle  

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

Jun 14   At 4:30 AM Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya for Netherlands on this day in history.  

Jun 20   On this day in history 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   Franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies in the year 1597.  

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

Jul 31   In the year 1597 sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized  

Aug 11   In the year 1597 germany throws out English sales people  

Aug 14   In the year 1597 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   In the year 1597 french troops chase away Albrecht of Austria  

Sep 25   In the year 1597 amiens surrenders to French King Henri IV  

Oct 09   On this day in history 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 in the year 1597.  

Dec 23   On this day in history martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"  

Jan 12   François Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643) was born in the year 1597.  

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 in the year 1597.  

Mar 01   Jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652) was born in the year 1597.  

Apr 09   On this day in history birth of john Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)  

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

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

Jul 31   In the year 1597 birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized  

Jan 29   Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530) died in the year 1597.  

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

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

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

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

Jun 02   In the year 1597 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 20   Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on this day in history.