Notable Deaths - 1596
1596 Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 21 |
John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66 |
Jan 28 |
Francis Drake, English pirate, Admiral and Governor of Newfoundland (Porto Bello West Indies), dies of dysentery at 50 |
Feb 17 |
Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536) |
Mar 23 |
Henry Unton, English diplomat |
May 6 |
Giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535) |
May 27 |
Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies |
Jul 29 |
Jacobus Latomus, Flemish poet (Psalms/Jeremias) dies at about 84 |
Aug 11 |
Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585) |
Sep 9 |
Anna Jagiellon, Polish Queen |
Sep 13 |
Pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java) |
Sep 15 |
Leonhard Rauwolf, German physician and botanist (b. 1535 or 1540) |
Oct 3 |
Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541) |
Nov 1 |
Pierre Pithou, French lawyer and scholar (b. 1539) |
Nov 10 |
Peter Wentworth, English Puritan politician (b. 1530) |
Dec 8 |
Luis de Carabajal, 1st Jewish author in America, executed in Mexico |
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