Page 2: Historical Events In 1616

Nov 20   Bishop Richelieu becomes French minister of Foreign affairs/War on this day in history.   

Nov 23   John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (product of Wallis) on this day in history.   

Dec 10   Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 in the year 1616.   

Dec 21   On this day in history pietro Andrea Ziani, composer   

Dec 31   In the year 1616 jacques Le Maire, pirate/explorer (Lemaire Strait), dies at 31   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Jan 06   In the year 1616 death of philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550)   

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

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

Apr 23   On this day in history miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69   

Jun 01   In the year 1616 death of tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543)   

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

Jul 20   On this day in history death of hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier   

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