Historical Events In 1596

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

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

Jan 21   In the year 1596 john Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66   

Jan 28   British admiral Sir Francis Drake dies off the Panama coast and is buried at sea in the year 1596.   

Jan 31   On this day in history catholic League disjoins   

Mar 01   In the year 1596 plague in Spain   

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

Mar 23   In the year 1596 henry Unton, English diplomat   

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

Mar 31   The birth of Rene Descartes, French philosopher in the year 1596.   

Apr 17   In the year 1596 arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais   

Apr 24   On this day in history pacificatie of Ireland drawn   

May 09   In the year 1596 abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

May 18   Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya on this day in history.   

May 26   England, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain in the year 1596.   

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

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

Jun 22   On this day in history cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java   

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   On this day in history at 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya   

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

Aug 03   David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star) on this day in history.   

Aug 09   On this day in history henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond   

Aug 19   Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I on this day in history.   

Aug 26   On this day in history frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain)   

Sep 03   In the year 1596 nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri)   

Sep 04   On this day in history constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat (Delightful Folly)   

Sep 05   Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java on this day in history.   

Sep 07   Dutch fleet bombs Banten Java on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen in the year 1596.   

Sep 13   Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of jan J Goyen, Dutch landscape painter   

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

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

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

Jun 21   In the year 1596 birth of michael Fjodorovitsj, tsar of Russia (1613-45)/1st Romanov   

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   On this day in history death of giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535)   

May 27   In the year 1596 tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies   

Jul 29   On this day in history jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84   

Aug 11   Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585) died on this day in history.   

Sep 09   On this day in history death of anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen