Historical Events In 1597

Feb 02   Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society in the year 1597.   

Feb 15   In the year 1597 pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66   

Feb 24   On this day in history flemish painter Frederick of Valckenborch becomes porter of Frankfurt-on-Main   

Mar 10   Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies in the year 1597.   

Mar 11   On this day in history land guardian Albrecht occupies Amiens on France   

Mar 12   In the year 1597 england routes troops to Amiens   

Apr 23   On this day in history william Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance.   

May 20   On this day in history matthijs Heldt, dies in battle   

Jun 02   On this day in history diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67   

Jun 09   In the year 1597 jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies   

Jun 09   On this day in history pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter   

Jun 14   On this day in history at 4:30 AM Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya for Netherlands   

Jun 20   Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 24   On this day in history cornelis de Houtman's fleet reaches Bantam, West Java   

Jul 20   On this day in history franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Neth publisher, dies   

Jul 22   Virgilio Mazzocchi, composer in the year 1597.   

Jul 31   In the year 1597 sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized   

Aug 11   Germany throws out English sales people in the year 1597.   

Aug 14   Cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java on this day in history.   

Aug 20   1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East in the year 1597.   

Sep 16   French troops chase away Albrecht of Austria on this day in history.   

Sep 25   In the year 1597 amiens surrenders to French King Henri IV   

Oct 09   Earl Mauritius occupies Breevoort in the year 1597.   

Nov 07   Emilia of Nassau weds Dom Emanuel of Portugal in the year 1597.   

Dec 18   Barbara Blomberg, German mistress of emperor Karel, dies at 67 in the year 1597.   

Dec 21   Petrus Canisius, Dutch jesuit/saint, dies at 76 in the year 1597.   

Dec 23   On this day in history martin Opitz, Germany, poet "Father of Modern German Poetry"   

Jan 12   François Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 31   John Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640) was born in the year 1597.   

Feb 24   Vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652) was born in the year 1597.   

Apr 09   In the year 1597 birth of john Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)   

Jun 09   Pieter J Saenredam, architecture painter was born in the year 1597.   

Jul 22   In the year 1597 birth of virgilio Mazzocchi, composer   

Jul 31   Sebastian Stosskopf, Elzassisch painter, baptized was born in the year 1597.   

Jan 29   On this day in history death of elias Ammerbach, German organist (b. 1530)   

Feb 02   Lucas van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 61 died on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history pieter J Kies, Dutch mayor of Haarlem (1572-73), dies at about 66   

Mar 10   Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies on this day in history.   

May 20   Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle in the year 1597.   

Jun 02   On this day in history diederik Sonoy, German/Neth governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67   

Jun 09   Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 20   In the year 1597 willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen & Bereneil), dies