Historical Events Mar 11 Albert VII Archduke of Austria occupies Amiens, France Mar 12 England sends troops to Amiens Events in 1597 Famous Birthdays Mar 1 Jean-Charles de la Faille, Belgian mathematician (d. 1652) Born in 1597 Famous Deaths Mar 10 Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies Feb 1597 History by Year Apr 1597 What Happened in 1597 26 Martyrs of Japan ExecutedFebruary 5, 1597