1596
Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th centuryDecades: 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s - 1590s - 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s
Years: 1591 1592 1593 1594 1595 - 1596 - 1597 1598 1599 1600 1601
Events
- April 9 - Spanish troops capture Calais
- September 17 - The Spanish capture Amiens
- September 20 - Diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey, Mexico.
- January 13 - Jan van Goyen, painter (+ 1656).
- March 31 - RenÃÂé Descartes, French philosopher.
- June 23 - Johan BanÃÂér, Swedish soldier in the Thirty Years War.
- 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.
- Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan .
- 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.
- January 28 - Sir Francis Drake, English explorer, soldier.
- February 17 - Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar.
- Blaise de VigenÃÂère, Cryptographer, diplomat, scientist, and author.