Historical Events In 1591

Jan 07   In the year 1591 jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59   

Jan 18   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 on this day in history.   

Feb 03   German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Apr 19   In the year 1591 chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France   

May 15   Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9 in the year 1591.   

May 17   In the year 1591 jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51   

May 20   Spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius on this day in history.   

May 26   On this day in history dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

Jun 20   In the year 1591 mauritius & Willem van Nassau occupy Devente   

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 in the year 1591.   

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   In the year 1591 french king Henri IV occupies Rouen   

Aug 23   Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies in the year 1591.   

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

Sep 08   Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess on this day in history.   

Sep 09   On this day in history -10] Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English   

Sep 12   Richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49 in the year 1591.   

Sep 21   On this day in history french bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France   

Sep 23   Michael Lohr, composer on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX   

Nov 12   In the year 1591 castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza   

Dec 14   Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies on this day in history.   

Dec 30   Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72 in the year 1591.   

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   Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) was born in the year 1591.   

Mar 15   In the year 1591 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

May 26   Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jun 16   On this day in history birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)   

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

Sep 08   In the year 1591 birth of jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess   

Jan 07   In the year 1591 jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59   

Jan 19   Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 in the year 1591.   

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

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

May 17   In the year 1591 jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51   

Jun 21   Aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies in the year 1591.   

Jul 02   In the year 1591 death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)   

Jul 18   In the year 1591 jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40