Historical Events In 1601

Jan 07   Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome on this day in history.   

Jan 17   France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey & Gex in treaty with Spain on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London on this day in history.   

Feb 13   John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth in the year 1601.   

Mar 19   In the year 1601 alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)   

May 02   Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) in the year 1601.   

May 19   On this day in history costanzo Porta, Italian composer   

Jun 07   Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid in the year 1601.   

Jul 30   On this day in history spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius   

Aug 06   Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius on this day in history.   

Aug 19   In the year 1601 michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies   

Aug 27   In the year 1601 olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world   

Sep 22   Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III in the year 1601.   

Sep 27   Louis XIII, king of France (1610-43) in the year 1601.   

Oct 13   Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague in the year 1601.   

Oct 21   In the year 1601 memorial service for Daitokuji's Shinju held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto   

Oct 24   Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on this day in history.   

Nov 24   On this day in history earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy   

Dec 25   On this day in history jose Ximenez, composer   

Jan 08   Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 31   On this day in history birth of pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter   

Mar 19   Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) was born in the year 1601.   

May 02   In the year 1601 birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

May 27   In the year 1601 birth of antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)   

Aug 17   Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born in the year 1601.   

Aug 22   Georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667) was born in the year 1601.   

Sep 22   Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III was born on this day in history.   

Feb 25   On this day in history death of robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth   

Apr 10   In the year 1601 death of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562)   

May 19   Costanzo Porta, Italian composer died on this day in history.   

Aug 09   Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558) died on this day in history.   

Aug 19   On this day in history michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies   

Oct 13   In the year 1601 tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague   

Oct 24   Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on this day in history.