Historical Events In 1597

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

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

Mar 11   In the year 1597 land guardian Albrecht occupies Amiens on France  

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   Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle in the year 1597.  

Jun 02   Diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67 in the year 1597.  

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

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

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

Jul 20   In the year 1597 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   Germany throws out English sales people on this day in history.  

Aug 14   Cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java in the year 1597.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   Vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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