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   

Jan 16   The inaugural 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   inaugural publication of Don Quixote.   

Jan 31   In Tokaido, Japan a major earthquake leads to 5000 deaths. and generates a Tsunami   

Feb 01   Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic.   

Feb 19   Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54.   

Feb 25   Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen   

Mar 05   Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69   

Mar 17   Pieter Bast, [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about 34   

Apr 05   Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513).   

Apr 06   John Stow, British historian, dies.   

Apr 08   Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter.   

Apr 12   Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies   

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

Apr 18   Giacomo Carissimi, composer.   

Apr 19   Orazio Benevoli, composer   

Apr 27   Leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italian Pope (1605), dies at 69.   

May 04   Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82.   

May 16   Camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI is recorded as becoming Paul V   

May 24   Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church.   

Jun 10   Valse Dimitri crowned Russian tsar for 1st time.   

Jul 29   Simon Dach, German poet   

Aug 08   The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.   

Aug 18   Spanish army under of general Spinola conquerors Lingen.   

Sep 17   Francesco Sacrati, composer.   

Sep 23   Daniel von Czepko, German poet   

Sep 23   Pontus de Tyard, French poet.   

Sep 24   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   

Sep 28   Boulliau, mathematician.   

Oct 03   Chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo/Quiapo massacre   

Oct 03   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.   

Oct 16   Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer.   

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Feb 01   Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Neth rabbi/mystic was born in the year 1605.   

Apr 08   Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 18   Giacomo Carissimi, composer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of orazio Benevoli, composer   

May 24   Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born in the year 1605.   

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

Aug 08   Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54   

Mar 05   Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 in the year 1605.   

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

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

Apr 06   In the year 1605 john Stow, British historian, dies   

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 in the year 1605.