Historical Events In 1605

Jan 13   The controversial play Eastward Hoe by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John Marston is performed, landing two of the authors in prison on this day in history.  

Jan 16   On this day in history the first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid.  

Jan 17   In the year 1605 first publication of Don Quixote.  

Jan 31   In Tokaido, Japan a major earthquake causes 5,000 deaths. and generates a Tsunami on this day in history.  

Feb 01   In the year 1605 isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic  

Feb 19   Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen on this day in history.  

Mar 05   In the year 1605 clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69  

Mar 17   In the year 1605 pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34  

Apr 05   On this day in history adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)  

Apr 06   John Stow, British historian, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 08   In the year 1605 louis de Vadder, Flemish painter  

Apr 12   In the year 1605 boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies  

Apr 15   Boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies in the year 1605.  

Apr 18   On this day in history giacomo Carissimi, composer  

Apr 19   In the year 1605 orazio Benevoli, composer  

Apr 27   In the year 1605 leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italian Pope (1605), dies at 69  

May 04   In the year 1605 ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82  

May 16   In the year 1605 camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI becomes Paul V  

May 24   Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church on this day in history.  

Jun 10   On this day in history valse Dimitri crowned Russian tsar for 1st time  

Jul 29   Simon Dach, German poet on this day in history.  

Aug 08   In the year 1605 the city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.  

Aug 18   Spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen on this day in history.  

Sep 17   Francesco Sacrati, composer in the year 1605.  

Sep 23   Daniel von Czepko, German poet in the year 1605.  

Sep 23   Pontus de Tyard, French poet on this day in history.  

Sep 24   In the year 1605 manuel Mendes, Portuguese composer (bc. 1547)  

Sep 27   The armies of Sweden are utterly defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm in the year 1605.  

Sep 28   Boulliau, mathematician in the year 1605.  

Oct 03   Chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo/Quiapo massacre in the year 1605.  

Oct 03   In the year 1605 li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor  

Oct 15   Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din, Mogol keizer of India (1556-1605), dies at 63 in the year 1605.  

Oct 16   In the year 1605 charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer  

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Feb 01   On this day in history birth of isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic  

Apr 08   On this day in history birth of louis de Vadder, Flemish painter  

Apr 08   On this day in history birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)  

Apr 18   Giacomo Carissimi, composer was born in the year 1605.  

Apr 19   In the year 1605 birth of orazio Benevoli, composer  

May 24   On this day in history birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church  

Jul 29   On this day in history birth of simon Dach, German poet  

Aug 08   On this day in history birth of cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675)  

Feb 19   Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Mar 05   On this day in history clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69  

Mar 17   Pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34 in the year 1605.  

Apr 05   On this day in history death of adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513)  

Apr 06   John Stow, British historian, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 12   On this day in history boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies  

Apr 15   In the year 1605 boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies  

Apr 25   Naresuan, King of Siam (b. 1555) died on this day in history.