Historical Events In 1591

Jan 07   Jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history king Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Minchit Sra of Burma in single combat, for which this date is now observed marked as Royal Thai Armed Forces day.   

Jan 19   On this day in history edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60   

Feb 03   German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau in the year 1591.   

Feb 05   In the year 1591 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

Mar 01   On this day in history pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV   

Mar 13   In the year 1591 battle at Tondibi Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

Mar 13   In the year 1591 battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

Apr 19   Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France on this day in history.   

May 15   In the year 1591 dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9   

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

May 20   In the year 1591 spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius   

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

Jun 20   Mauritius & Willem van Nassau occupy Devente on this day in history.   

Jun 21   In the year 1591 aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies   

Jul 18   In the year 1591 jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40   

Aug 18   In the year 1591 governor of Roanoke Island colony returns from England & found everyone in the colony had disappeared [or Aug 17, 1590]   

Aug 19   French king Henri IV occupies Rouen in the year 1591.   

Aug 23   In the year 1591 luis de Leon, scholar/poet, dies   

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

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

Sep 09   In the year 1591 -10] Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English   

Sep 12   Richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49 on this day in history.   

Sep 21   In the year 1591 french bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France   

Sep 23   Michael Lohr, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56 in the year 1591.   

Oct 21   On this day in history nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau   

Oct 29   On this day in history giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX   

Nov 12   Castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza on this day in history.   

Dec 14   In the year 1591 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   On this day in history birth of robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646)   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of josé Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652)   

Feb 25   On this day in history birth of friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)   

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

May 26   In the year 1591 birth of dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

Jun 16   Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655) was born in the year 1591.   

Aug 24   On this day in history birth of robert Herrick, England, poet (Gather ye rosebuds) (baptized)   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history jacobus de Kerle, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 59   

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

Feb 05   On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

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

May 17   Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51 in the year 1591.   

Jun 21   On this day in history aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga, Prince/Italian Jesuit saint, dies   

Jul 02   Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. 1520) died in the year 1591.   

Jul 18   In the year 1591 jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40