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   In the year 1601 pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter  

Feb 08   On this day in history earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London  

Feb 13   In the year 1601 john Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London  

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

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   Costanzo Porta, Italian composer in the year 1601.  

Jun 07   In the year 1601 louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid  

Jul 30   On this day in history spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius  

Aug 06   Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1601.  

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

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   Memorial service for Daitokuji's Shinju held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto in the year 1601.  

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

Nov 24   Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy on this day in history.  

Dec 25   On this day in history jose Ximenez, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

May 27   Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born in the year 1601.  

Aug 17   In the year 1601 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   In the year 1601 birth of anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III  

Feb 25   On this day in history death of robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth  

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

May 19   In the year 1601 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   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.