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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 07   Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid in the year 1601.  

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   In the year 1601 olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world  

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) in the year 1601.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 25   In the year 1601 jose Ximenez, composer  

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

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

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

Aug 09   In the year 1601 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   On this day in history tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague  

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