Year 1591 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... William Shakespeare is born. ... Significant Events and Trends Transition from the Muromachi to the Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan Categories: 1570s ... Events and Trends The beginnings of the Golden Age of Literature in England Sir Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland as Englands first overseas colony in 1583 Francis Drake had come back from going around the world, bringing back with him many treasures. ... Events 1590 March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... November 5, 1605 â€” The Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British Parliament. ... Events and Trends Start of the Golden Age of the Netherlands. ... Events and Trends Permanent Dutch settlement of New York Bay and the Hudson River. ... This page indexes the individual years pages. ... 1588 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Events Rebellion of the Catholic League against King Henry III of France, in revenge for his murder of Duke Henry of Guise. ... Bold text{| align=right cellpadding=3 id=toc style=margin-left: 15px; |- | align=center colspan=2 | Years: 1587 1588 1589 - 1590 - 1591 1592 1593 |-vdsf gno[gldw[pvkijxaiamknn csogfhbvdowkhbfkqhjkhrjkhwgfhbjkpnkfokfgok3pkpk9pjhkt9erktyujkip9kijker9thhrkg9hkitr9gtkih9t0ykltk[u0jo0iey9uhyit90ertyhige9rity9riyh9ujirtyuhjnh-4e9tyigh9thiuy0h8tyh34tu8uy8u8u8u8rtu5y8ru8thu0tru0ut0rhutuh0trhu0hseogtrhr8uyhju8t89er9te9r8fy8shit ass dick bitch fuck | align=center colspan=2 | Decades: 1560s 1570s 1580s - 1590s - 1600s 1610s 1620s |- | align=center | Centuries... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... See also: 1580s in architecture, other events of the 1590s, 1600s in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... (Redirected from 1591 in literature) See also: 15th century in literature, other events of the 16th century, 17th century in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1590 in music, other events of 1591, 1592 in music, list of years in music. ... See also: Other events of 1591 List of years in science . ... 1590 state leaders - Events of 1591 - 1592 state leaders - State leaders by year Asia China (Ming Dynasty) - Wanli, Emperor of China (1573-1620) Japan Monarch - Go-Yozei, Emperor of Japan (1586-1611) Regent (Kampaku) - Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Sessho and Kampaku (1585-1598) Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Seonjo, King of Joseon (1567-1608... 1590 colonial governors - Events of 1591 - 1592 colonial governors - Colonial governors by year See also: List of state leaders in 1591 Portugal Angola - Luís Serrão, Governor of Angola (1589-1591) André Ferreira Pereira, Governor of Angola (1591-1592) Categories: 1591 | Lists of colonial governors by year ... This is the calendar for a common year starting on Tuesday (dominical letter F), e. ... The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world. ... This is the calendar for a common year starting on Friday (dominical letter C), e. ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ...

Events of 1591

May 15: Tsarevich Dimitri dies.

Image File history File linksMetadata Uglichpalace. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Uglichpalace. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... Tsarevich Demetrius (1899), by Mikhail Nesterov. ...

January - June

• May 15 - In Russia, Tsarevich Dimitri, son of the Ivan the Terrible, is found dead in mysterious circumstances, at the palace in Uglich. The official explanation is that he has cut his own throat during an epileptic seizure. Many believe he has been murdered by his rival, Boris Godunov, who becomes tsar.
• May 24 - Sir John Norreys, with an English expeditionary force sent by Queen Elizabeth I of England, takes the town of Guingamp after a brief siege, on behalf of Henri of Navarre.
• June - Capture of Zutphen by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau.

May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... Tsarevich Demetrius (1899), by Mikhail Nesterov. ... Ivan IV (August 25, 1530–March 18, 1584) was the first ruler of Russia to assume the title of tsar. ... Transfiguration cathedral in the kremlin Uglich (Russian: У́глич, pronounced ooglitch) is a historic town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, on the Volga River. ... Tsar Boris I Boris Feodorovich Godunov (Бори́с Фёдорович Годуно́в) (c. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... Sir John Norreys frequently referred to as John Norris (1547?–1597) was a skillful and courageous English soldier of a Berkshire family of court gentry, son of Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys a life-long friend of Queen Elizabeth. ... Elizabeth I redirects here. ... Guingamp (Gwengamp in Breton) is a town and commune of the Côtes-dArmor département of Brittany, France. ... Henry IV (French: Henri IV; December 13, 1553 – May 14, 1610), was the first monarch of the Bourbon dynasty in France. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with a length of 30 days. ... Zutphen (old alternate spelling: Zutfen) is a municipality and a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands on the right bank of the IJssel at the influx of the Berkel, and a junction station 29 km by rail N.N.E. of Arnhem. ... Maurice of Nassau (in Dutch Maurits van Nassau) (14 November 1567–23 April 1625), Prince of Orange (1618–1625), son of William the Silent and Princess Anna of Saxony, was born at the castle of Dillenburg. ...

July - December

• July - Capture of Deventer by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau.
• August-September - Maurice maneuvers cautiously against the Duke of Parma near Arnhem.
• September 14 - Capture of Hulst by Maurice.
• October 21 - Capture of Nijmegen by Maurice.
• October 29 - Pope Innocent IX succeeds Pope Gregory XIV as the 230th pope.

July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Deventer is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel on the east bank of the IJssel river. ... Maurice of Nassau (in Dutch Maurits van Nassau) (14 November 1567–23 April 1625), Prince of Orange (1618–1625), son of William the Silent and Princess Anna of Saxony, was born at the castle of Dillenburg. ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (1545 - 1592) was the son of Duke Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma and Margaret, the illegitimate daughter of the Habsburg Emperor Charles V. Thus Alessandro was the nephew of Philip II of Spain and of Don John of Austria. ... Arnhem is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, located on the Lower Rhine, and the capital of the Gelderland province. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... Hulst ( (help· info)) is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands in the east of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Area 57. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pope Innocent IX (July 20, 1519 – December 30, 1591), born Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti, who was born to a modest working family in the mountainous comune of Cravegna, in the diocese of Novara, northern Italy, was a Canon Lawyer, diplomat, and chief administrator during the reign of Pope Gregory XIV (1590... Pope Gregory XIV (February 11, 1535 â€“ October 16, 1591), born Niccolò Sfondrati, was Pope from December 5, 1590 â€“ October 16, 1591. ... The current Pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger), who was elected at the age of 78 on 19 April 2005. ...

Undated

• The city of Hyderabad is founded by Quli Quub Shah.
• Moroccan invaders sack Timbuktu: many scholars are taken to north by force.

Hyderabad or Haydarābād (Telugu: హైదరాబాదు Urdu: حیدر آباد ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Timbuktu (Archaic English: Timbuctoo; Koyra Chiini: Tumbutu; French: Tombouctou) is a city in Tombouctou Region, Mali. ...

Births

• January 11 - Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English Civil War general (died 1646)
• January 12 - Giuseppe Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652)
• February 8 - Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Guercino), Italian painter (died 1666)
• February 21 (or March 2) Girard Desargues, French mathematician (died 1661)
• February 25 - Friedrich von Spee, German Jesuit and poet (d. 1635)
• March 15 - Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (died 1660)
• June 16 - Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Italian physician, mathematician, and music theorist (d. 1655)
• July - Anne Hutchinson, English puritan preacher (died 1643)
• August 24 - Robert Herrick, English poet (died 1674)
• date unknown
  • David Blondel, French Protestant clergyman (died 1655)
  • Andrew Bobola, Polish Jesuit missionary and martyr (died 1657)
  • Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Cretan author, physician, mathematician, and music theorist (died 1655)
  • Thomas Goffe, English dramatist (died 1629)
  • William Lenthall, English politician of the Civil War period (died 1662)
  • Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German Jesuit missionary to China (died 1666)
  • Frances Howard, Countess of Somerset (died 1632)

See also Category:1591 births.

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Japanese era name. ... Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... The traditional Korean calendar is directly derived from the Asian calendar. ... The Thai solar, or Suriyakati (สุริยคติ), calendar is used in traditional and official contexts in Thailand, although the Western calendar is sometimes used in business. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, (January 11 1591 – 14 September 1646), was the son and heir of the unfortunate Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and succeeded to his fathers title in 1604, three years after the previous earl had been executed for treason. ... 1646 (MDCXLVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Penitent Saint Peter by Giuseppe Ribera Giuseppe Ribera (January 12, 1591 - 1652) was the name given in Italian to Jusepe (de) Ribera or José (de) Ribera, also called Lo Spagnoletto, or the Little Spaniard, a leading painter of the Neapolitan or partly of the Spanish school, who was born near... // Events April 6 - Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Italian painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591—1666) known as Guercino, was born at Cento, a village not far from Bologna. ... 1666 is often called Annus Mirabilis. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Girard Desargues (1591 - 1661) was a French mathematician and one of the founders of projective geometry. ... 1661 (MDCLXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Friedrich von Spee (born at Kaiserswerth on the Rhine on February 25, 1591, died at Trier on August 7, 1635) was a German Jesuit and poet, most noted as an opponent of trials for witchcraft. ... Events February 10 - The Académie française in Paris is expanded to become a national academy for the artistic elite. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in leap years). ... Alexandre de Rhodes (March 15, 1591 - November 5, 1660) was a French Jesuit missionary. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... Joseph Solomon Delmedigo (1591 – 1655) was an author, physician, mathematician, and music theorist. ... Events March 25 - Saturns largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Anne Hutchinson on Trial by Edwin Austin Abbey Anne Hutchinson (July, 1591 – July, 1643) was the unauthorized Puritan preacher of a dissident church discussion group and a pioneer settler in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Netherlands. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, by John William Waterhouse, (1908) Robert Herrick (baptized August 24, 1591- October 1674) was a 17th century English poet. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... David Blondel (1591 - April 6, 1655) was a French Protestant clergyman. ... Events March 25 - Saturns largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens. ... Saint Andrew Bobola (Polish: ) (1591–16 May 1657) was a Jesuit missionary and martyr, known as an Apostle of Pinszczyzna and a hunter of souls. He was born in 1591 into a noble family in Strachocina, Poland. ... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... Joseph Solomon Delmedigo (1591 – 1655) was an author, physician, mathematician, and music theorist. ... Events March 25 - Saturns largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christian Huygens. ... Thomas Goffe (1591 - 1629) was a minor Elizabethan dramatist. ... Events March 4 - Massachusetts Bay Colony is granted a Royal charter. ... William Lenthall (1591 – September 3, 1662), was an English politician of the Civil War period, Speaker of the House of Commons. ... Events February 1 - The Chinese pirate Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege. ... Johann Adam Schall von Bell (Chinese: 湯若望) (1591 - 15 August 1666) was a German Jesuit missionary to China. ... 1666 is often called Annus Mirabilis. ... Frances Howard Frances Howard, born in 1591, was the daughter of Thomas Howard, the 1st Earl of Suffolk, and his wife Katherine Knyvet. ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen...

Deaths

• April 21 - Sen no Rikyu, Japanese exponent of the tea ceremony (born 1522)
• May 15 - Tsarevich Dimitri, Tsarevich (b. 1582)
• June 21 - Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian Jesuit and saint (born 1568)
• July 2 - Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (born 1520)
• July 18 - Jacobus Gallus Carniolus, Slovenian composer (born 1550)
• August 23 - Luis Ponce de León, Spanish lyric poet (born 1527)
• September 10 - Richard Grenville, English soldier and explorer (b. 1542)
• October 16 - Pope Gregory XIV (born 1535)
• November 20 - Christopher Hatton, English politician (born 1540)
• December 14 - Saint John of the Cross, Spanish Carmelite friar and poet (born 1542)
• December 30 - Pope Innocent IX (born 1519)
• date unknown
  • Crispin van den Broeck, Flemish painter (born 1523)
  • Elizabeth Cecil, 16th Baroness de Ros (born 1575)
  • John Erskine of Dun, Scottish religious reformer (born 1509)
  • Toyotomi Hidenaga, Japanese nobleman (born 1540)
  • John Stubbs, English pamphleteer (born 1543)

See also Category:1591 deaths.