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Historical Event(s)
– The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza.
– The expedition organised by Sir Walter Raleigh departs England for Roanoke Island (now in North Carolina) to establish the Roanoke Colony.
– The Treaty of Nemours abolishes tolerance to Protestants in France.
– John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage.
Who Were Born On ?
– Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)
– John George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656)
– Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero, Dutch writer (d. 1618)
– Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, French statesman (d. 1642)
– Anna of Tyrol, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1618)
– Heinrich Schütz, German composer (d. 1672)
– Cornelius Jansen, Dutch bishop (d. 1638)
– Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (d. 1652)
– John Cotton, American Puritan leader (d. 1652)
– Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, (d. 1645)