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

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

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

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

Mar 12   England routes troops to Amiens in the year 1597.  

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

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

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 in the year 1597.  

Jul 20   On this day in history franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies  

Jul 22   In the year 1597 virgilio Mazzocchi, composer  

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

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

Aug 14   Cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java on this day in history.  

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

Oct 09   On this day in history earl Mauritius occupies Breevoort  

Nov 07   On this day in history emilia of Nassau weds Dom Emanuel of Portugal  

Dec 18   In the year 1597 barbara Blomberg, German mistress of emperor Karel, dies at 67  

Dec 21   In the year 1597 petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76  

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

Jan 12   François Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 31   John Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 24   In the year 1597 birth of vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648)  

Mar 01   Jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 22   On this day in history birth of virgilio Mazzocchi, composer  

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 in the year 1597.  

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

Mar 10   On this day in history petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies  

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

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