May1596

What Happened in May 1596

Historical Events

May 18 Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya
May 26 England, France & Netherlands sign Drievoudig Covenant against Spain

Famous Birthdays

May 9 Abraham van Diepenbeeck, Dutch painter, baptized in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 1675)

Famous Deaths

May 6 Giaches de Wert, Franco-Flemish composer of madrigals, dies at approximately 60
May 27 Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies

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