Historical Events In 1616

Jan 05   Samuel de Champlain c1570-1635 sets off to visit Petun (Tobacco) Nation, south of Nottawasaga Bay, with Father Le Caron   

Jan 06   Philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550)   

Jan 13   Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic   

Jan 24   Jacques Le Maire discovers Street Lemaire/Cape Receiver   

Jan 30   William Sancroft, Archbishop (Canterbury).   

Feb 12   John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65.   

Feb 19   Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer.   

Feb 26   Spanish Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo   

Feb 28   Kaspar Forster, composer.   

Mar 05   Copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index.   

Mar 06   Francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown).   

Mar 06   Malachias Siebenhaar, composer.   

Mar 20   Walter Raleigh released from Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana   

Mar 26   Bristol England William Baffin c1584-1622 leaves on 5th voyage on 'Discovery'; will pass Greenland coast and sail north another 480 km.   

Mar 29   Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer.   

Apr 23   Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69.   

Apr 23   Netherlands buys De Briel/Vlissingen/Fort Rammekens from England.   

Apr 30   English King Jacob I leaves Brielle/Vlissingen.   

May 03   Treaty of Loudun results in the deaths of French civil war.   

May 19   Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer.   

Jun 12   Cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies.   

Jul 11   Samuel de Champlain returns to Quebec   

Jul 20   Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier.   

Jul 25   Andreas Libavius, German alchemist, dies   

Aug 07   Vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies   

Aug 08   Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet, buried at 68.   

Aug 26   Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66.   

Aug 31   Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43   

Sep 01   New England epidemic in Southern New England, especially the Wampanoag people killing 30-90% of population people.   

Sep 15   The inaugural non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy.   

Oct 02   A Gryphius, writer.   

Oct 10   Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60.   

Oct 25   VOC-ship "The Eendracht" discovers Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia.   

Nov 19   Eustache Le Sueur, French painter   

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Jan 13   Antoinette bourignon: Flemish mystic/french religious fanatic   

Jan 16   François de vendôme: Duc de beaufort, french soldier   

Jan 30   William sancroft: Archbishop (canterbury)   

Feb 19   Jacques de saint-luc: Composer   

Feb 28   Kaspar forster: Composer   

Mar 06   Malachias siebenhaar: Composer   

Mar 29   Johann erasmus kindermann: Composer   

May 19   Johann jacob froberger: German singer/organist/composer   

Jan 06   Philip henslowe: English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550)   

Feb 12   John drusius: Of driesschen, flemish hebraist,    

Mar 06   Francis beaumont: Elizabethan playwright,   

Apr 23   Miguel de cervantes saavedra: Spanish writer (don quixote),   

Jun 01   Tokugawa ieyasu: Tokugawa ieyasu (b. 1543)   

Jun 12   Cornelis f schuyt: Dutch organist/composer (madrigalen),   

Jul 20   Hugh o'neill: 3rd earl of tyrone, irish soldier   

Jul 25   Andreas libavius: German alchemist,