Historical Events May 18 Dutch explorer Willem Barents sets off from Amsterdam on his third expedition to try to find a Northwest passage through the Arctic May 26 England, France & Netherlands sign Drievoudig Covenant against Spain Events in 1596 Famous Birthdays May 9 Abraham van Diepenbeeck, Dutch painter, baptized in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (d. 1675) Born in 1596 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 Apr 1596 History by Year Jun 1596 Famous People Who Were Authors Dictators Explorers Outlaws Queens Spies
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