Historical Events In 1596

Jan 05   On this day in history henry Lawes, English composer   

Jan 13   Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter in the year 1596.   

Jan 21   John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history british admiral Sir Francis Drake dies off the Panama coast and is buried at sea.   

Jan 31   On this day in history catholic League disjoins   

Mar 01   Plague in Spain on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Isaac Elsevier, book publisher on this day in history.   

Mar 23   On this day in history henry Unton, English diplomat   

Mar 31   René Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was) in the year 1596.   

Mar 31   The birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher on this day in history.   

Apr 17   Arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais on this day in history.   

Apr 24   On this day in history pacificatie of Ireland drawn   

May 09   On this day in history abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

May 18   On this day in history willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya   

May 26   In the year 1596 england, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain   

May 27   On this day in history tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies   

Jun 21   Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov in the year 1596.   

Jun 22   Cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java in the year 1596.   

Jun 30   On this day in history english/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz   

Jul 05   English fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz on this day in history.   

Jul 17   At 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84 on this day in history.   

Aug 03   In the year 1596 david Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star)   

Aug 09   Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond in the year 1596.   

Aug 19   In the year 1596 elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

Aug 26   In the year 1596 frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

Sep 03   Nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri) in the year 1596.   

Sep 04   Constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly) on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java in the year 1596.   

Sep 07   On this day in history dutch fleet bombs Banten Java   

Sep 09   In the year 1596 anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen   

Sep 13   In the year 1596 pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java)   

Sep 20   On this day in history diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey in New Spain.   

Sep 23   On this day in history joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher   

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Jan 05   Henry Lawes, English composer was born in the year 1596.   

Jan 13   Jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter was born on this day in history.   

Mar 11   In the year 1596 birth of isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

Mar 31   René Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was) was born on this day in history.   

May 09   Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born in the year 1596.   

Jun 21   Michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov was born on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1596 birth of johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)   

Jun 29   Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680) was born in the year 1596.   

Jan 21   John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1596 death of friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)   

Mar 23   On this day in history death of henry Unton, English diplomat   

May 06   Giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535) died on this day in history.   

May 27   Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies in the year 1596.   

Jul 29   In the year 1596 jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84   

Aug 11   On this day in history death of hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)   

Sep 09   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen died on this day in history.