Famous Deaths Happened In 1591

Jan 07 Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59 in the year 1591.  

Jan 19 Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60 in the year 1591.  

Feb 05 Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies in the year 1591.  

May 15 Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9 died on this day in history.  

May 17 On this day in history jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51  

Jun 21 Aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 02 In the year 1591 death of vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520)  

Jul 18 Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 in the year 1591.  

Aug 23 Luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies in the year 1591.  

Sep 12 On this day in history richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49  

Oct 16 Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Nov 20 On this day in history death of christopher Hatton, English politician (b. 1540)  

Dec 14 On this day in history juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies  

Dec 30 On this day in history innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72  

Jan 11 In the year 1591 birth of robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646)  

Jan 12 In the year 1591 birth of josé Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652)  

Feb 25 Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 15 Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born in the year 1591.  

May 26 Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer was born in the year 1591.  

Jun 16 Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 24 Robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 08 Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld, French abbess was born in the year 1591.