Historical Events In 1601

Jan 07   In the year 1601 robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth   

Jan 14   Church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome in the year 1601.   

Jan 17   On this day in history france gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey & Gex in treaty with Spain   

Jan 31   In the year 1601 pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter   

Feb 08   Earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London in the year 1601.   

Feb 13   John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London in the year 1601.   

Feb 25   In the year 1601 robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth   

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

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

May 19   Costanzo Porta, Italian composer in the year 1601.   

Jun 07   Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid on this day in history.   

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

Aug 06   On this day in history spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius   

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

Aug 27   Olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world in the year 1601.   

Sep 22   In the year 1601 anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III   

Sep 27   In the year 1601 louis XIII, king of France (1610-43)   

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

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   Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy in the year 1601.   

Dec 25   Jose Ximenez, composer on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)   

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

May 27   Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20] was born on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)   

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

Feb 25   In the year 1601 death of robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth   

Apr 10   On this day in history death of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562)   

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

Aug 09   Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558) died in the year 1601.   

Aug 19   Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies in the year 1601.   

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

Oct 24   Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 in the year 1601.