Historical Events In 1601

Jan 07   Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth in the year 1601.   

Jan 14   Church authorities burn Hebrew books in Rome on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history france gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey & Gex in treaty with Spain   

Jan 31   On this day in history pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter   

Feb 08   Earl Robert Devereux of Essex armies draws into London in the year 1601.   

Feb 13   On this day in history john Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London   

Feb 25   Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth in the year 1601.   

Mar 19   On this day in history alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)   

May 02   Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) in the year 1601.   

May 19   Costanzo Porta, Italian composer on this day in history.   

Jun 07   Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid on this day in history.   

Jul 30   In the year 1601 spanish garrison of Rhine birch surrenders to Earl Mauritius   

Aug 06   Spanish garrison of Meurs surrender to earl Mauritius on this day in history.   

Aug 19   In the year 1601 michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies   

Aug 27   Olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world on this day in history.   

Sep 22   In the year 1601 anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III   

Sep 27   In the year 1601 louis XIII, king of France (1610-43)   

Oct 13   Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague in the year 1601.   

Oct 21   Memorial service for Daitokuji's Shinju held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto on this day in history.   

Oct 24   On this day in history tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54   

Nov 24   In the year 1601 earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy   

Dec 25   Jose Ximenez, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)   

Jan 31   Pieter de Bloot, Dutch landscape painter was born on this day in history.   

Mar 19   In the year 1601 birth of alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)   

May 02   On this day in history birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

May 27   Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born in the year 1601.   

Aug 17   On this day in history birth of pierre de Fermat, mathematician who needed wider margins [or Aug 20]   

Aug 22   In the year 1601 birth of georges de Scudéry, French writer (d. 1667)   

Sep 22   Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III was born on this day in history.   

Feb 25   On this day in history death of robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, executed for treason against Elizabeth   

Apr 10   In the year 1601 death of mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet (b. 1562)   

May 19   In the year 1601 death of costanzo Porta, Italian composer   

Aug 09   Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1558) died on this day in history.   

Aug 19   In the year 1601 michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies   

Oct 13   Tycho Brahe, greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague in the year 1601.   

Oct 24   On this day in history tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54