Historical Events In 1601

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

Jan 14   On this day in history church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome  

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 in the year 1601.  

Feb 08   Earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London on this day in history.  

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

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

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

May 02   Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III  

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

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

Dec 25   On this day in history jose Ximenez, composer  

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

Jan 31   In the year 1601 birth of pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter  

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

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

May 27   On this day in history birth of antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)  

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   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 on this day in history.  

Apr 10   Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1601.  

Oct 13   Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague in the year 1601.  

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