What happened in 1591?
31 recorded events in 1591, including 11 in wars & conflicts, 9 in people and 4 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 11
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Siege of Rouen
1591–1592 siege
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Ayutthayan–Cambodian War
War
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Siege of Deventer
Siege in 1591
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Siege of Kunohe
Revolt by Kunohe Masazane in Mustu Province, Japan
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Siege of Zutphen
1591 siege
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Siege of Hulst
1591 siege
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Siege of Nijmegen
1591 siege that was part of the Eighty Years War
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Siege of Knodsenburg
1591 part of the Eighty Years' War
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Battle of Bhuchar Mori
1591 battle beetween Mughal Empire and Kathiawar forces
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Capture of Delfzijl
1591 siege in the Eighty Years' War
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Siege of Autun
1591 siege
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Politics & Government 1
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1591 uprising in Tunis
1591 coup d'état
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People 9
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Gregory XIV died
Pope from 1590 to 1591 (1535–1591)
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Innocent IX died
Pope of the Catholic Church in 1591 (1519–1591)
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Richard Grenville died
English politician, soldier and explorer (1542-1591)
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Juan Ponce de León II died
Spanish politician
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Esteban Daza died
Spanish composer
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Jerónimo Muñoz died
Spanish professor (1520-1591)
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Gérard Desargues born
Born in Lyon. French mathematician and engineer.
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Alexandre de Rhodes born
Born in Avignon. Jesuit missionary from Avignon and Rome (1593-1660).
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Robert Herrick born
Born in London. English poet and cleric (1591–1674).
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Charminar
Mosque in Hyderabad, India
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1591 papal conclave
Election of Pope Innocent IX
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Kırmızı Beyoğlu Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Arnissa Mosque
Old mosque near Arnissa, Pella, Greece
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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Palazzo Massari
Building in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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San Stanislao Kostka, Palermo
Church
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Bauska Church of the Holy Spirit
Church building in Bauska, Latvia
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Church of the Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Church and convent in João Pessoa
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Empires & Countries 2
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Songhai Empire dissolved
Songhai Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Gao.
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Dendi Kingdom founded
Dendi Kingdom was founded.
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