Historical Events In 1601

Jan 07   Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth   

Jan 14   Church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome.   

Jan 17   France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey and Gex in treaty with Spain   

Jan 31   Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter.   

Feb 08   Earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London.   

Feb 13   John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London.   

Feb 25   Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth   

Mar 19   Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada).   

May 02   Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

May 19   Costanzo Porta, Italian composer   

Jun 07   Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid.   

Jul 30   Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius.   

Aug 06   Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius   

Aug 19   Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies   

Aug 27   Olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world   

Sep 22   Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III   

Sep 27   Louis XIII, king of France (1610-43).   

Oct 13   Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague.   

Oct 21   Memorial service for Daitokuji's Shinju held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto   

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

Nov 24   Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy.   

Dec 25   Jose Ximenez, composer   

Jan 08   Baltasar gracián y morales: Spanish writer    

Jan 31   Pieter de bloot: Dutch landscape painter   

Mar 19   Alonzo cano: Spanish painter/sculptor (cathedral granada)   

May 02   Athanasius kircher: German jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

May 27   Antoine daniel: Jesuit missionary and martyr   

Aug 17   Pierre de fermat: Mathematician who needed wider margins [or aug 20]   

Aug 22   Georges de scudéry: French writer    

Sep 22   Anna van oostenrijk: Queen of france/daughter of philip iii   

Feb 25   Robert devereux: 2nd earl of essex, executed for treason against elizabeth   

Apr 10   Mark alexander boyd: Scottish poet (b. 1562)   

May 19   Costanzo porta: Italian composer   

Aug 09   Michael the brave: Prince of wallachia (b. 1558)   

Aug 19   Michael the brave: Ruler of turkey,   

Oct 13   Tycho brahe: Greatest naked-eye observer,    

Oct 24   Tycho brahe: Astronomer,