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   In the year 1616 philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550)   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1616 jacques Le Maire discovers Street Lemaire/Cape Receiver   

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

Feb 12   John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 in the year 1616.   

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

Feb 26   Spanish Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo in the year 1616.   

Feb 28   Kaspar Forster, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 05   Copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index in the year 1616.   

Mar 06   In the year 1616 francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown)   

Mar 06   On this day in history malachias Siebenhaar, composer   

Mar 20   On this day in history 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 in the year 1616.   

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

Apr 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1616 johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer   

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   In the year 1616 hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier   

Jul 25   Andreas Libavius, German alchemist, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 07   In the year 1616 vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies   

Aug 08   On this day in history cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet, buried at 68   

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

Aug 31   On this day in history gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43   

Sep 01   In the year 1616 new England epidemic in Southern New England, especially the Wampanoag people killing 30-90% of population people   

Sep 15   In the year 1616 the first non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy.   

Oct 02   A Gryphius, writer in the year 1616.   

Oct 10   Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 19   Eustache Le Sueur, French painter in the year 1616.   

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Jan 13   In the year 1616 birth of antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic   

Jan 16   François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history birth of william Sancroft, Archbishop (Canterbury)   

Feb 19   Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer was born in the year 1616.   

Feb 28   Kaspar Forster, composer was born in the year 1616.   

Mar 06   Malachias Siebenhaar, composer was born on this day in history.   

Mar 29   In the year 1616 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 in the year 1616.   

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

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

Jun 01   Tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543) died in the year 1616.   

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

Jul 20   In the year 1616 death of hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier   

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