Page 2: Historical Events In 1616

Nov 20   Bishop Richelieu becomes French minister of Foreign affairs/War on this day in history.   

Nov 23   John Wallis, English mathematician/cryptographer (product of Wallis) in the year 1616.   

Dec 10   Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 in the year 1616.   

Dec 21   Pietro Andrea Ziani, composer in the year 1616.   

Dec 31   In the year 1616 jacques Le Maire, pirate/explorer (Lemaire Strait), dies at 31   

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Jan 13   Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic was born in the year 1616.   

Jan 16   François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) was born in the year 1616.   

Jan 30   William Sancroft, Archbishop (Canterbury) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1616 birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer   

Feb 28   Kaspar Forster, composer was born in the year 1616.   

Mar 06   On this day in history birth of malachias Siebenhaar, composer   

Mar 29   Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born in the year 1616.   

May 19   On this day in history birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer   

Jan 06   Philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550) died on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1616 john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65   

Mar 06   Francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown) in the year 1616.   

Apr 23   On this day in history miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69   

Jun 01   Tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543) died in the year 1616.   

Jun 12   Cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies in the year 1616.   

Jul 20   Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier died in the year 1616.   

Jul 25   Andreas Libavius, German alchemist, dies on this day in history.