1596

1596 was a year in the 16th century. It was a leap year.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	15th century – 16th century – 17th century
Decades:	1560s  1570s  1580s  – 1590s –  1600s  1610s  1620s
Years:	1593 1594 1595 – 1596 – 1597 1598 1599

Births

• March 31 – René Descartes, French philosopher and physicist
• June 29 – Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan
• Micheal I of Russia, Russian Tsar

Deaths

• January 28 – Sir Francis Drake, English explorer

Events

• Warsaw becomes the capital of Poland.
• The Cudel War starts in Finland