Historical Events In 1601

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

Jan 14   In the year 1601 church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome  

Jan 17   France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey & Gex in treaty with Spain in the year 1601.  

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   On this day in history 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   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   Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius in the year 1601.  

Aug 06   Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius in the year 1601.  

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

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

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

Sep 27   In the year 1601 louis XIII, king of France (1610-43)  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

May 02   In the year 1601 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   Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born in the year 1601.  

Aug 22   Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born in the year 1601.  

Sep 22   On this day in history 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 in the year 1601.  

Apr 10   In the year 1601 death of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562)  

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   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   On this day in history tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54