1597 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1597?
- February 5, 1597 – A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society.
- June 24, 1597 – The first Dutch voyage to the East Indies reaches Bantam (on Java).
- October 26, 1597 – Imjin War: Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.
Who Were Born In The Year 1597?
- January 12, 1597 – François Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643)
- January 31, 1597 – John Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640)
- February 24, 1597 – Vincent Voiture, French poet (d. 1648)
- March 1, 1597 – Jean-Charles de la Faille, Flemish mathematician (d. 1652)
- April 9, 1597 – John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)
- August 21, 1597 – Roger Twysden, English antiquarian and royalist (d. 1672)
- November 19, 1597 – Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Bavaria (d. 1660)
- December 23, 1597 – Martin Opitz von Boberfeld, German poet (d. 1639)
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