Historical Events In 1601

Jan 07   Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth in the year 1601.   

Jan 14   Church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome in the year 1601.   

Jan 17   France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey & Gex in treaty with Spain on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1601 earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London   

Feb 13   John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) in the year 1601.   

May 02   Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) in the year 1601.   

May 19   Costanzo Porta, Italian composer on this day in history.   

Jun 07   On this day in history louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid   

Jul 30   Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius in the year 1601.   

Aug 06   In the year 1601 spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius   

Aug 19   On this day in history michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies   

Aug 27   Olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world on this day in history.   

Sep 22   On this day in history anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III   

Sep 27   Louis XIII, king of France (1610-43) on this day in history.   

Oct 13   In the year 1601 tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague   

Oct 21   In the year 1601 memorial service for Daitokuji's Shinju held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto   

Oct 24   In the year 1601 tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54   

Nov 24   On this day in history earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy   

Dec 25   In the year 1601 jose Ximenez, composer   

Jan 08   Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter was born in the year 1601.   

Mar 19   In the year 1601 birth of alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)   

May 02   In the year 1601 birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

May 27   In the year 1601 birth of antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)   

Aug 17   On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]   

Aug 22   Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.   

Sep 22   Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III was born in the year 1601.   

Feb 25   Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth died on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562) died in the year 1601.   

May 19   On this day in history death of costanzo Porta, Italian composer   

Aug 09   On this day in history death of michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558)   

Aug 19   Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 13   On this day in history tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague   

Oct 24   Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 in the year 1601.