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Historical Events for the Year 1591

• 13th March » Battle of Tondibi: In Mali, Morocco or Moroccan forces of the Saadi Dynasty led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire, despite being outnumbered by at least five to one.

Famous Birthdays in 1591

• 11th January » Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English general and politician (d. 1646)
• 12th January » José Ribera, Spanish painter (d. 1652)
• 25th February » Friedrich Spee, German poet (d. 1635)
• 15th March » Alexandre de Rhodes, French missionary and lexicographer (d. 1660)
• 1st May » Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (d. 1666)
• 16th June » Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Greek-Italian physician, mathematician, and theorist (d. 1655)
• 24th August » Robert Herrick (poet) called Robert Herrick, English poet and cleric (d. 1674)
• 6th October » Settimia Caccini, Italian singer-songwriter (d. 1638)

Famous Deaths in History for 1591

• 15th May » Dmitry of Uglich (b. 1582)
• 21st June » Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian saint (b. 1568)
• 2nd July » Vincenzo Galilei, Italian lute player and composer (b. 1520)
• 18th July » Jacobus Gallus, Slovenian composer (b. 1550)
• 23rd August » Luis de León, Spanish poet and academic (b. 1527)
• 10th September » Richard Grenville, English admiral and politician (b. 1542)
• 20th November » Christopher Hatton, English academic and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1540)
• 14th December » John of the Cross, Spanish priest and saint (b. 1542)
• 18th December » Marigje Arriens, Dutch woman accused of witchcraft (b. 1520)
• 30th December » Pope Innocent IX (b. 1519)

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