Historical Events In 1601

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

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

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

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

Feb 08   Earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London in the year 1601.  

Feb 13   On this day in history john Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London  

Feb 25   In the year 1601 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   Costanzo Porta, Italian composer on this day in history.  

Jun 07   Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid on this day in history.  

Jul 30   Spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1601.  

Sep 22   Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1601.  

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   Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy in the year 1601.  

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

Jan 08   Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born in the year 1601.  

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

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

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 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   Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 22   On this day in history birth of anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III  

Feb 25   On this day in history 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   Costanzo Porta, Italian composer died in the year 1601.  

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   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