Historical Events In 1601

Jan 07   On this day in history robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth  

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

Jan 17   On this day in history france gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey & Gex in treaty with Spain  

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

Feb 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth  

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

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

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

Aug 19   Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies in the year 1601.  

Aug 27   On this day in history olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world  

Sep 22   In the year 1601 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   Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague on this day in history.  

Oct 21   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Dec 25   Jose Ximenez, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1601 birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)  

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

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

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   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 in the year 1601.  

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

Feb 25   In the year 1601 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   On this day in history death of costanzo Porta, Italian composer  

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

Aug 19   In the year 1601 michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies  

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.