Historical Events In 1601

Jan 07   Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1601 france gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey & Gex in treaty with Spain   

Jan 31   On this day in history pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter   

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 in the year 1601.   

Feb 25   In the year 1601 robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth   

Mar 19   On this day in history alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)   

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

May 19   In the year 1601 costanzo Porta, Italian composer   

Jun 07   Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid on this day in history.   

Jul 30   Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius on this day in history.   

Aug 06   Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius in the year 1601.   

Aug 19   In the year 1601 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   Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III on this day in history.   

Sep 27   Louis XIII, king of France (1610-43) in the year 1601.   

Oct 13   Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague on this day in history.   

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

Oct 24   On this day in history tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54   

Nov 24   Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy in the year 1601.   

Dec 25   Jose Ximenez, composer in the year 1601.   

Jan 08   Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born in the year 1601.   

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

Mar 19   Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) was born on this day in history.   

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

May 27   Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born in the year 1601.   

Aug 22   Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born in the year 1601.   

Sep 22   Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III was born on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth died in the year 1601.   

Apr 10   In the year 1601 death of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562)   

May 19   Costanzo Porta, Italian composer died in the year 1601.   

Aug 09   Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558) died on this day in history.   

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

Oct 13   Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on this day in history.