1596

Years: 1593 1594 1595 - 1596 - 1597 1598 1599
Decades: 1560s 1570s 1580s - 1590s - 1600s 1610s 1620s
Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Events

April 9 - Spanish troops capture Calais
September 17 - The Spanish capture Amiens
September 20 - Diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey, Mexico.
First water closet, by Sir John Harrington, is installed in a manor near Kelston in England

Births

January 13 - Jan van Goyen, painter (+ 1656).
March 31 - Ren� Descartes, French philosopher.
June 23 - Johan Ban�r, Swedish soldier in the Thirty Years War.
June 29 - Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan
August 16 - Frederick V, elector palatine of the Rhine Palatinate and briefly titled King of Bohemia.
August 19 - Princess Elizabeth Stuart of Scotland, later Queen consort Elizabeth of Bohemia.
September - James Shirley, English dramatist.
Thomas Francis, prince of Carignano.
Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet.
Praise-God Barebone, English leather-seller and Fifth Monarchy man.
Moses Amyraut, French Protestant theologian and metaphysician.
Michael I of Russia.
Pietro da Cortona, Italian painter.

Deaths

January 28 - Sir Francis Drake, English explorer, soldier.
February 17 - Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar.
Blaise de Vigen�re, Cryptographer, diplomat, scientist, and author.

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