Historical Events In 1605

Jan 13   In the year 1605 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 first edition of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha (Book One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1605.  

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

Feb 19   Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1605.  

Feb 25   Portuguese garrison on Ambon surrenders to Admiral Van der Haghen in the year 1605.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 05   Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) in the year 1605.  

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

Apr 08   Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter in the year 1605.  

Apr 12   Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies in the year 1605.  

Apr 15   Boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 18   Giacomo Carissimi, composer in the year 1605.  

Apr 19   In the year 1605 orazio Benevoli, composer  

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

May 04   Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 in the year 1605.  

May 16   On this day in history camillo Borghese elected to succeed Pope Leo XI becomes Paul V  

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

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 in the year 1605.  

Sep 17   Francesco Sacrati, composer in the year 1605.  

Sep 23   Daniel von Czepko, German poet on this day in history.  

Sep 23   Pontus de Tyard, French poet in the year 1605.  

Sep 24   Manuel Mendes, Portuguese composer (bc. 1547) on this day in history.  

Sep 27   The armies of Sweden are utterly defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm on this day in history.  

Sep 28   Boulliau, mathematician in the year 1605.  

Oct 03   On this day in history chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo/Quiapo massacre  

Oct 03   Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor in the year 1605.  

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

Oct 16   Charles C Dassoucy, French writer/singer on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 08   In the year 1605 birth of philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)  

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

Apr 19   On this day in history 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   Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, British colonial Governor of Maryland (d. 1675) was born in the year 1605.  

Feb 19   Orazio Tiberio Vecchi, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1605.  

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

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 in the year 1605.  

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   In the year 1605 death of naresuan, King of Siam (b. 1555)