Historical Events In 1601

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

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   In the year 1601 pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

May 19   Costanzo Porta, Italian composer on this day in history.   

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

Jul 30   In the year 1601 spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius   

Aug 06   On this day in history spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius   

Aug 19   Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1601.   

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

Oct 21   Memorial service for Daitokuji's Shinju held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto on this day in history.   

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

Nov 24   In the year 1601 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   In the year 1601 birth of alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)   

May 02   On this day in history birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

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

Aug 17   In the year 1601 birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]   

Aug 22   In the year 1601 birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)   

Sep 22   In the year 1601 birth of anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III   

Feb 25   Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth died on this day in history.   

Apr 10   On this day in history death of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562)   

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

Aug 09   In the year 1601 death of michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558)   

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

Oct 13   In the year 1601 tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague   

Oct 24   Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 in the year 1601.