What happened in 1597?
Battle of Myeongnyang, Battle of Chilcheollyang and Battle of Turnhout — among 54 events recorded in 1597. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 18
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Battle of Turnhout
1597 battle
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Siege of Amiens
1597 siege
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Siege of Namwon
1597 siege
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Siege of Groenlo
1597 medieval European military campaign
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Battle of Jiksan
1597 battle
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Battle of Carrickfergus
1597 battle
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Siege of Bredevoort
1597 siege
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Siege of Lingen
1597 siege
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Siege of Meurs
1597 conflict
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Siege of Rheinberg
1597 conflict
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Second Japanese Invasion of Korea
Invasion of the Korean Peninsula by the Japanese Toyotomi Government between 1597 and 1598
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Siege of Oldenzaal
1597 short siege that took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War
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Capture of Enschede
Siege in the Eighty Year's War
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Capture of Ootmarsum
1597 siege
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Battle of Logiebride
1597 battle fought near Inverness
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Siege of Turku Castle
Part of the War Against Sigismund
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Battle of Myeongnyang
1597 fought during the Japanese invasions of Korea
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Battle of Chilcheollyang
Sea battle (1597)
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People 13
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Pratap Singh died
16th century ruler of Mewar, India
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Willem Barents died
Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer (1550–1597)
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Théophane Ier de Constantinople died
Orthodox Bishop of Philippopolis and Athens and patriarch of Constantinople
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Juan de Herrera died
Spanish architect (1530-1597)
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Antonio da Ponte died
Swiss engineer and architect (1512–1597)
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Filippo Terzi died
ITalian military engineer and architect
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Antonio de Berrío died
Spanish military officer and colonial governor
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Pedro Gómez de Don Benito died
Pedro Gómez de Don Benito (Exploration & Discovery).
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Elias Ammerbach died
German organist and transcriber
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Helene Magenbuch died
(1523-1597)
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Martin Opitz born
Born in Bolesławiec. German poet.
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Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac born
Born in Angoulême. French author, best known for his epistolary essays.
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Honoré II, Prince of Monaco born
Born in Monaco. Monegasque prince (1597-1662).
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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Third Spanish Armada
1597 fleet of Spanish ships, intended to attack England
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Islands Voyage
Part of the Anglo–Spanish War (1585–1604)
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Religion & Belief Systems 10
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New Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Hisar Mosque
Mosque in İzmir, western Turkey
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Al-Bakiriyya Mosque
Mosque in Sanaa', Yemen
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Korennaja pustyn'
Monastery
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San Francesco
Church building in Alassio, Italy
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Holy Trinity church in Tarnów
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Christuskirche (Absberg)
Church in Absberg, Germany
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Hongan-ji Tsumura Betsu-in Temple
Building in Chuo-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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Jissō-ji Temple
Temple in Sumida-ku, Tokyo
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Kansen-ji Temple
Building in Tokyo, Japan
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Architecture & Engineering 7
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Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius
Church building in Vilnius, Lithuania
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San Gaetano
Church in Florence, Italy
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Basilica della Ghiara
Church building in Reggio nell’Emilia, Italy
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Ripatransone Cathedral
Building in Ripatransone, Italy
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Sövdeborg Castle
Building in Sjöbo Municipality, Malmöhus County, Sweden
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Castle of Sperlinga
Castle of the ancient principality of Sperlinga
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Sint-Gudulakapel
Chapel in Moorsel, Belgium
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Empires & Countries 4
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Duchy of Ferrara dissolved
Duchy of Ferrara ceased to exist, having been centered at Ferrara.
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Kingdom of Kotte dissolved
Kingdom of Kotte ceased to exist, having been centered at Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.
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Principality of Sperlinga founded
Principality of Sperlinga was founded.
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Skopin founded
Skopin was founded.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1597 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1597.
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Village church Kleinmachnow
Church building in Kleinmachnow, Brandenburg state, Germany
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