{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1588

Jan 12 John Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony) was born in the year 1588.  

Jan 12 In the year 1588 birth of jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto], Spanish painter  

Feb 12 In the year 1588 birth of john Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass  

Feb 19 Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies was born on this day in history.  

Feb 26 In the year 1588 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer  

Apr 05 On this day in history birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)  

Apr 15 On this day in history birth of claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist  

May 13 On this day in history birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)  

May 28 On this day in history birth of pierre Seguier, Chancellor of France (d. 1672)  

Jun 09 On this day in history birth of johann Andreas Herbst, composer  

Jun 11 George Wither, English writer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 01 Henry II, Prince of Condé, French nobleman (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 08 On this day in history birth of marin Mersenne, France, mathematician/musician/philosopher (Cartesian)  

Sep 10 On this day in history birth of nicholas Lanier, composer  

Nov 27 In the year 1588 birth of valerius Andreas, [Walter Driessens], Flemish historian  

Dec 10 Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (d. 1637) was born in the year 1588.  

Dec 24 Constance of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1631) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528) died in the year 1588.  

Feb 09 Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies in the year 1588.  

Feb 10 Joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82 in the year 1588.  

Feb 24 Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist died on this day in history.  

Mar 10 Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (b. 1533) died in the year 1588.  

Mar 17 On this day in history petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies  

Apr 04 In the year 1588 frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88), dies at 53  

Apr 19 Paolo Veronese (Cagliari), painter, dies on this day in history.