1596
| Years: 1593 1594 1595 – 1596 – 1597 1598 1599 | |
| Decades: 1560s 1570s 1580s – 1590s – 1600s 1610s 1620s | |
| Centuries: 15th century – 16th century – 17th century 1596 state leaders | |
Events
- February 5 – 26 catholics crucified in Nagasaki, Japan.
- April 9 – Spanish troops capture Calais
- July 14 – King Dominicus Corea (Edirille Bandara) was beheaded by the Portugese in Colombo Ceylon
- September 17 – The Spanish capture Amiens
- September 20 – Diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey, Mexico.
- First water closet, by Sir John Harrington, is installed in a manor near Kelston in England
Births
- January 13 – Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter (d. 1656)
- March 31 – René Descartes, French philosopher (d. 1650)
- June 23 – Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)
- June 29 – Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (d. 1680)
- July 12 – Michael I of Russia (d. 1645)
- August 16 – Frederick V, Elector Palatine (d. 1632)
- August 19 – Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia (d. 1662)
- September – James Shirley, English dramatist (d. 1666)
- September 4 – Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet (d. 1687)
- Moses Amyraut, French protestant theologian and metaphysician (d. 1664)
- Praise-God Barebone, English leather-seller (d. 1679)
- Pietro da Cortona, Italian painter (d. 1669)
- Thomas Francis, prince of Carignano (d. 1656)
Deaths
- January 28 – Sir Francis Drake, English explorer and soldier
- February 17 – Friedrich Sylburg, German classical scholar (b. 1536)
- Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer, diplomat, scientist, and author (b. 1523)
- Arima Kihei, Japanese swordsman
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