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

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

Feb 26   In the year 1616 spanish Inquisition delivers injunction to Galileo  

Feb 28   On this day in history kaspar Forster, composer  

Mar 05   In the year 1616 copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index  

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

Mar 06   On this day in history malachias Siebenhaar, composer  

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   Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Apr 23   Netherlands buys De Briel/Vlissingen/Fort Rammekens from England on this day in history.  

Apr 30   In the year 1616 english King Jacob I leaves Brielle/Vlissingen  

May 03   Treaty of Loudun kills French civil war on this day in history.  

May 19   Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer in the year 1616.  

Jun 12   On this day in history cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies  

Jul 11   In the year 1616 samuel de Champlain returns to Quebec.  

Jul 20   Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history the first non-aristocratic, free public school in Europe is opened in Frascati, Italy.  

Oct 02   In the year 1616 a Gryphius, writer  

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

Oct 25   On this day in history vOC-ship "The Eendracht" discovers Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia  

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

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

Jan 16   In the year 1616 birth of françois de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669)  

Jan 30   William Sancroft, Archbishop (Canterbury) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 28   In the year 1616 birth of kaspar Forster, composer  

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

Mar 29   Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born in the year 1616.  

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   On this day in history john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65  

Mar 06   In the year 1616 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 on this day in history.  

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

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