Historical Events In 1591

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

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

Feb 03   In the year 1591 german monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau   

Feb 05   Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 01   In the year 1591 pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV   

Mar 13   Battle at Tondibi Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai in the year 1591.   

Mar 13   On this day in history battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai   

Apr 19   In the year 1591 chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France   

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

May 17   Jost/Jobst/Jodocus Amman, Swiss cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

May 20   Spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius in the year 1591.   

May 26   In the year 1591 dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer   

Jun 20   In the year 1591 mauritius & Willem van Nassau occupy Devente   

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

Jul 18   Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Sep 09   On this day in history -10] Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English   

Sep 12   Richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49 in the year 1591.   

Sep 21   French bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France in the year 1591.   

Sep 23   Michael Lohr, composer in the year 1591.   

Oct 16   In the year 1591 gregory XIV, [Niccolo Sfondrati], Italian Pope, dies at 56   

Oct 21   Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau on this day in history.   

Oct 29   Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX in the year 1591.   

Nov 12   Castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza in the year 1591.   

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

Dec 30   Innocent IX, [Giovanni Facchinetti], Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72 in the year 1591.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (d. 1646)   

Jan 12   José Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652) was born in the year 1591.   

Feb 25   In the year 1591 birth of friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)   

Mar 15   Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jun 16   On this day in history birth of joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)   

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.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 18   On this day in history jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster, dies at 40