Historical Events In 1591

Jan 07   Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59 in the year 1591.   

Jan 18   In the year 1591 king Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Minchit Sra of Burma in single combat, for which this date is now observed marked as Royal Thai Armed Forces day.   

Jan 19   On this day in history edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60   

Feb 03   In the year 1591 german monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau   

Feb 05   On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

Mar 01   Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV on this day in history.   

Mar 13   In the year 1591 battle at Tondibi Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

Mar 13   On this day in history battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

Apr 19   Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France in the year 1591.   

May 15   On this day in history dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9   

May 17   Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

May 20   On this day in history spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius   

May 26   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer in the year 1591.   

Jun 20   Mauritius & Willem van Nassau occupy Devente on this day in history.   

Jun 21   On this day in history aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies   

Jul 18   Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1591 governor of Roanoke Island colony returns from England & found everyone in the colony had disappeared [or Aug 17, 1590]   

Aug 19   French king Henri IV occupies Rouen on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies   

Aug 24   Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) in the year 1591.   

Sep 08   On this day in history jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess   

Sep 09   -10] Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English in the year 1591.   

Sep 12   Richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49 on this day in history.   

Sep 21   French bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France in the year 1591.   

Sep 23   In the year 1591 michael Lohr, composer   

Oct 16   Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Oct 21   Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau in the year 1591.   

Oct 29   Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX on this day in history.   

Nov 12   Castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza on this day in history.   

Dec 14   On this day in history juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies   

Dec 30   On this day in history innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72   

Jan 11   Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   José Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652) was born in the year 1591.   

Feb 25   In the year 1591 birth of friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)   

Mar 15   Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born in the year 1591.   

May 26   In the year 1591 birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

Jun 16   Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born in the year 1591.   

Aug 24   In the year 1591 birth of robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized)   

Sep 08   Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess was born in the year 1591.   

Jan 07   On this day in history jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59   

Jan 19   On this day in history edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60   

Feb 05   In the year 1591 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

May 15   In the year 1591 death of dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9   

May 17   On this day in history jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51   

Jun 21   Aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 02   Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) died in the year 1591.   

Jul 18   Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 in the year 1591.