Historical Events Oct 9 Eighty Years War: Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange with English support captures Breevoort, Netherlands from the Spanish Famous Deaths Oct 4 Sarsa Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1550) Oct 9 Ashikaga Yoshiaki, 15th Japanese shÅgun, dies at 59 Sep 1597 History by Year Nov 1597 What Happened in 1597 26 Martyrs of Japan ExecutedFebruary 5, 1597
