Historical Events In 1596

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

Jan 13   On this day in history jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

Jan 21   On this day in history john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66   

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

Jan 31   In the year 1596 catholic League disjoins   

Mar 01   On this day in history plague in Spain   

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

Mar 23   Henry Unton, English diplomat in the year 1596.   

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

Mar 31   The birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher in the year 1596.   

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

Apr 24   Pacificatie of Ireland drawn on this day in history.   

May 09   In the year 1596 abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

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

May 26   England, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain in the year 1596.   

May 27   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies in the year 1596.   

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

Jun 22   On this day in history cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java   

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

Jul 05   In the year 1596 english fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz   

Jul 17   On this day in history at 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 19   In the year 1596 elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

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

Sep 03   Nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri) in the year 1596.   

Sep 04   Constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly) in the year 1596.   

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

Sep 07   In the year 1596 dutch fleet bombs Banten Java   

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

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   In the year 1596 joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher   

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

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

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

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

May 09   On this day in history birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

Jun 21   On this day in history birth of michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov   

Jun 23   On this day in history birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1596 john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66   

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

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

May 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1596 death of hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)   

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