Historical Events In 1616

Jan 05   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic   

Jan 24   Jacques Le Maire discovers Street Lemaire/Cape Receiver in the year 1616.   

Jan 30   In the year 1616 william Sancroft, Archbishop (Canterbury)   

Feb 12   In the year 1616 john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65   

Feb 19   In the year 1616 jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

Feb 26   On this day in history spanish Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo   

Feb 28   In the year 1616 kaspar Forster, composer   

Mar 05   Copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown)   

Mar 06   Malachias Siebenhaar, composer in the year 1616.   

Mar 20   Walter Raleigh released from Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana in the year 1616.   

Mar 26   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Apr 23   In the year 1616 miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69   

Apr 23   In the year 1616 netherlands buys De Briel/Vlissingen/Fort Rammekens from England   

Apr 30   On this day in history english King Jacob I leaves Brielle/Vlissingen   

May 03   Treaty of Loudun kills French civil war in the year 1616.   

May 19   Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer on this day in history.   

Jun 12   Cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 11   Samuel de Champlain returns to Quebec on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier in the year 1616.   

Jul 25   Andreas Libavius, German alchemist, dies in the year 1616.   

Aug 07   Vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet, buried at 68 in the year 1616.   

Aug 26   Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 in the year 1616.   

Aug 31   Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

Sep 01   On this day in history new England epidemic in Southern New England, especially the Wampanoag people killing 30-90% of population people   

Sep 15   The first non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy on this day in history.   

Oct 02   In the year 1616 a Gryphius, writer   

Oct 10   Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 in the year 1616.   

Oct 25   VOC-ship "The Eendracht" discovers Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1616 eustache Le Sueur, French painter   

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Jan 13   Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic was born on this day in history.   

Jan 16   François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) was born in the year 1616.   

Jan 30   William Sancroft, Archbishop (Canterbury) was born in the year 1616.   

Feb 19   In the year 1616 birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

Feb 28   On this day in history birth of kaspar Forster, composer   

Mar 06   In the year 1616 birth of malachias Siebenhaar, composer   

Mar 29   On this day in history birth of johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer   

May 19   Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550) died in the year 1616.   

Feb 12   John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

Apr 23   In the year 1616 miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69   

Jun 01   Tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543) died on this day in history.   

Jun 12   Cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies in the year 1616.   

Jul 20   Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier died in the year 1616.   

Jul 25   In the year 1616 andreas Libavius, German alchemist, dies