What Happened in September 1599

Historical Events

  • Sep 7 Earl of Essex and Irish rebel Tyrone sign treaty

Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 20 Christian the Younger, German Protestant military leader during the Thirty Years' War, born in Gröningen, Germany (d. 1626)
  • Sep 25 Francesco Borromini, Italian sculptor and architect, born in Bissone, Italy (d. 1667)

Famous Deaths

  • Sep 11 Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman executed for fratricide at 22

Cornelis de Houtman (1565-1599)

Sep 11 Dutch navigator (1st Dutch expedition to Java), killed by forces of the Sultan of Aceh at 35