Historical Events In 1599

Jan 11   Jacob van Necks fleet leaves Bantam Java with pepper, clove and muskaat   

Jan 12   Adrian van Utrecht, Flemish painter.   

Jan 13   Edmund Spenser, poet (Faerie Queene), dies at about 46   

Jan 22   Cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51   

Feb 08   Robert Rollock, Scottish educator   

Feb 13   Alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67)   

Feb 22   Anthony Van Dyck, Antwerp Belgium, painter.   

Mar 13   Johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint.   

Mar 22   Anthony Van Dyck, Flemish painter (Charles I of England).   

Mar 22   Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Flemish artist is born.   

Mar 23   Thomas Selle, composer   

Mar 27   Robert Devereux is recorded as becoming Lieutenant-General of Ireland   

Mar 27   Robert Devereux is recorded as becoming lt-general of Ireland   

Apr 14   Henry Wallop, English statesman   

Apr 18   Valencia arch duke Albrecht of Austrian marries Isabella of Spain   

Apr 25   Oliver Cromwell, English civil war leader and Lord Protector is born.   

Apr 25   Oliver Cromwell, Puritan lord protector of England (1653-58)   

Jun 12   Jan W van Brederode, governor (Hertogenbosch)/fieldmarshal   

Jul 19   Jacob van Necks merchant fleet leaves Java.   

Jul 23   Caravaggio's 1st public commission for paintings.   

Jul 23   Caravaggio's inaugural public commission for paintings.   

Aug 15   Nine Years War: Battle of Curlew Pass   

Sep 07   Earl van Essex and Irish rebel Tyrone signs treaty.   

Sep 11   Cornelis de Houtman, navigator (1st Dutch trip to Java), murder at 35.   

Oct 10   Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea)   

Nov 11   Ottavio Piccolomini, Italian/Spanish marshal   

Dec 25   The city of Natal, Brazil is founded.   

Jan 12   Adrian van Utrecht, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1599 birth of alexander VII, [Fabio Chigi], Siena Italy, pope (1655-67)   

Feb 22   In the year 1599 birth of anthony Van Dyck, Antwerp Belgium, painter   

Mar 13   In the year 1599 birth of johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint   

Mar 22   Anthony Van Dyck, Flemish painter (Charles I of England) was born in the year 1599.   

Mar 23   Thomas Selle, composer was born on this day in history.   

Mar 28   Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch naval officer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 25   Oliver Cromwell, Puritan lord protector of England (1653-58) was born in the year 1599.   

Jan 13   In the year 1599 edmund Spenser, poet (Faerie Queene), dies at about 46   

Jan 22   On this day in history cristofano Malvezzi, composer, dies at 51   

Feb 08   Robert Rollock, Scottish educator died on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Gabrielle d'Estrée, mistress of King Henry IV of France (b. 1571) died on this day in history.   

Apr 14   Henry Wallop, English statesman died in the year 1599.   

Apr 27   Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (b. 1538) died in the year 1599.   

Aug 22   Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (b. 1577) died on this day in history.   

Sep 11   In the year 1599 death of cornelis de Houtman, navigator (1st Dutch trip to Java), murder at 35