Historical Events In 1596

Jan 05   In the year 1596 henry Lawes, English composer   

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

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

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

Jan 31   Catholic League disjoins on this day in history.   

Mar 01   In the year 1596 plague in Spain   

Mar 11   On this day in history isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

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

Mar 31   In the year 1596 rené Descartes, France, philosopher (he thought, therefore he was)   

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

Apr 17   On this day in history arch duke Albrecht of Austria occupies Calais   

Apr 24   Pacificatie of Ireland drawn on this day in history.   

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

May 18   In the year 1596 willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya   

May 26   On this day in history england, France & Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain   

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

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

Jun 22   Cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java on this day in history.   

Jun 30   English/Dutch fleet reach Cadiz in the year 1596.   

Jul 05   On this day in history english fleet under the earl of Essex plunder Cadiz   

Jul 17   At 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya in the year 1596.   

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

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

Aug 09   Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond on this day in history.   

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

Aug 26   Frederik V, king of Bohemia (White Mountain) in the year 1596.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 13   Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java) in the year 1596.   

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

Sep 23   In the year 1596 joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher   

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

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

Mar 11   On this day in history birth of isaac Elsevier, book publisher   

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

May 09   In the year 1596 birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter   

Jun 21   On this day in history 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   In the year 1596 birth of emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680)   

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

Feb 17   Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) died on this day in history.   

Mar 23   In the year 1596 death of henry Unton, English diplomat   

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

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

Jul 29   Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84 in the year 1596.   

Aug 11   Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585) died in the year 1596.   

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