Famous Deaths Happened In 1601

Feb 25 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth died on this day in history.  

Apr 10 Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562) died in the year 1601.  

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

Aug 09 In the year 1601 death of michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558)  

Aug 19 In the year 1601 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.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)  

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

Mar 19 In the year 1601 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 in the year 1601.  

Aug 17 On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]  

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.