Historical Events In 1596

Jan 05   On this day in history henry Lawes, English composer   

Jan 13   Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter in the year 1596.   

Jan 21   John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   British admiral Sir Francis Drake dies off the Panama coast and is buried at sea on this day in history.   

Jan 31   On this day in history catholic League disjoins   

Mar 01   Plague in Spain in the year 1596.   

Mar 11   Isaac Elsevier, book publisher on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Henry Unton, English diplomat on this day in history.   

Mar 31   In the year 1596 rené Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was)   

Mar 31   On this day in history the birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher   

Apr 17   On this day in history arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais   

Apr 24   On this day in history pacificatie of Ireland drawn   

May 09   In the year 1596 abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

May 18   Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya on this day in history.   

May 26   In the year 1596 england, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain   

May 27   On this day in history tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies   

Jun 21   Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov in the year 1596.   

Jun 22   Cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java on this day in history.   

Jun 30   In the year 1596 english/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz   

Jul 05   English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz in the year 1596.   

Jul 17   At 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya in the year 1596.   

Jul 29   Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84 on this day in history.   

Aug 03   David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star) on this day in history.   

Aug 09   Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond in the year 1596.   

Aug 19   Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I on this day in history.   

Aug 26   On this day in history frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

Sep 03   On this day in history nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri)   

Sep 04   In the year 1596 constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly)   

Sep 05   In the year 1596 dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java   

Sep 07   Dutch fleet bombs Banten Java in the year 1596.   

Sep 09   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen on this day in history.   

Sep 13   Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java) on this day in history.   

Sep 20   In the year 1596 diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey in New Spain.   

Sep 23   Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher in the year 1596.   

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Jan 05   Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter was born in the year 1596.   

Mar 11   On this day in history birth of isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

Mar 31   On this day in history birth of rené Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was)   

May 09   Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on this day in history.   

Jun 21   Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born in the year 1596.   

Jun 23   Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

Jun 29   Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680) was born in the year 1596.   

Jan 21   John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1596 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

Mar 23   In the year 1596 death of henry Unton, English diplomat   

May 06   Giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535) died in the year 1596.   

May 27   On this day in history tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies   

Jul 29   Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84 on this day in history.   

Aug 11   Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585) died in the year 1596.   

Sep 09   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen died in the year 1596.