Historical Events In 1596

Jan 05   In the year 1596 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 in the year 1596.   

Jan 28   British admiral Sir Francis Drake dies off the Panama coast and is buried at sea in the year 1596.   

Jan 31   Catholic League disjoins on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Plague in Spain on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Isaac Elsevier, book publisher in the year 1596.   

Mar 23   On this day in history henry Unton, English diplomat   

Mar 31   René Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was) in the year 1596.   

Mar 31   In the year 1596 the birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher   

Apr 17   Arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais in the year 1596.   

Apr 24   On this day in history pacificatie of Ireland drawn   

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

May 18   In the year 1596 willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya   

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

May 27   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 21   In the year 1596 michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov   

Jun 22   In the year 1596 cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java   

Jun 30   On this day in history english/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz   

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

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

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) in the year 1596.   

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   Constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly) on this day in history.   

Sep 05   On this day in history dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java   

Sep 07   Dutch fleet bombs Banten Java on this day in history.   

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

Sep 13   On this day in history pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java)   

Sep 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1596 birth of henry Lawes, English composer   

Jan 13   Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter was born on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Isaac Elsevier, book publisher was born in the year 1596.   

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 in the year 1596.   

Jun 21   Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born on this day in history.   

Jun 23   Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641) was born in the year 1596.   

Jun 29   Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 21   John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 in the year 1596.   

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

Mar 23   On this day in history death of henry Unton, English diplomat   

May 06   In the year 1596 death of giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535)   

May 27   In the year 1596 tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies   

Jul 29   On this day in history jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84   

Aug 11   Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585) died on this day in history.   

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