Famous Deaths Happened In 1597

Jan 29 Elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530) died in the year 1597.  

Feb 02 Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 died on this day in history.  

Feb 15 In the year 1597 pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66  

Mar 10 Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies on this day in history.  

May 20 On this day in history matthijs Heldt, dies in battle  

Jun 02 Diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67 in the year 1597.  

Jun 09 In the year 1597 jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies  

Jun 20 On this day in history willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies  

Jul 20 Franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies in the year 1597.  

Oct 04 On this day in history death of sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1550)  

Oct 09 Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (b. 1537) died in the year 1597.  

Dec 18 On this day in history barbara Blomberg, German mistress of emperor Karel, dies at 67  

Dec 21 Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jan 12 In the year 1597 birth of françois Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643)  

Jan 31 On this day in history birth of john Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)  

Feb 24 Vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 01 In the year 1597 birth of jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652)  

Apr 09 On this day in history birth of john Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)  

Jun 09 Pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter was born on this day in history.  

Jul 22 In the year 1597 birth of virgilio Mazzocchi, composer  

Jul 31 On this day in history birth of sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized