1590 - 1599
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Decade 1590 - 1599
53 René Descartes
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
*March 31st, 1596, Descartes †February 11th, 1650, Stockholm City-cropped.jpg "Diego Velázquez")
Sigismondo Boldoni
Italian poet and writer (1597-1630)
*July 5th, 1597, Bellano †July 3rd, 1630, Pavia
59 Oliver Cromwell
English military and political leader (1599–1658)
*April 25th, 1599, Huntingdon †September 3rd, 1658, Palace of WhitehallNicolas Poussin
French painter (1594-1665)
*May 31st, 1594, Les Andelys †November 19th, 1665, Rome_-_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art.jpg "Clement X")
86 Clement X
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1670 to 1676
*July 13th, 1590, Rome †July 22nd, 1676, Rome
47 Mustafa I
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1617 to 1618 and from 1622 to 1623
*June 24th, 1591, Istanbul †January 20th, 1639, Istanbul.jpg "Michael I of Russia")
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67 Francesco Borromini
Italian architect from Ticino and leading figure in Roman Baroque architecture (1599-1667)
*September 25th, 1599, Bissone †August 2nd, 1667, Rome_-_Portrait_of_king_Gustavus_Adolphus_of_Sweden.jpg "Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden")
37 Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Swedish king (1594–1632; regent 1611–32)
*December 9th, 1594, Stockholm Palace †November 6th, 1632, Lützen
81 Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Italian sculptor and architect (1598–1680)
*December 7th, 1598, Naples †November 28th, 1680, Rome
59 Artemisia Gentileschi
Italian Baroque painter (1593-1651)
*July 8th, 1593, Rome †January 1st, 1653, Naples.jpg "Mumtaz Mahal")
62 Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Ukrainian military, political and statesman, Hetman of the Zaporizhzhya Army, head of Ukraine (1648–1657) during the Hetmanship
*November 30th, 1594, Zhovkva †July 27th, 1657, ChyhyrynFrançois Mansart
French architect (1598-1666)
*January 23rd, 1598, Paris †September 23rd, 1666, Paris
39 George Herbert
Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest (1593–1633)
*April 3rd, 1593, Montgomery †March 1st, 1633, BemertonFriedrich Leibniz
German philosopher
*November 24th, 1597, Altenberg †September 5th, 1652, LeipzigAnthony van Dyck
Flemish Baroque artist (1599–1641)
*March 22nd, 1599, Antwerp †December 9th, 1641, LondonFrancisco de Zurbarán
Spanish painter (1598–1664)
*November 7th, 1598, Fuente de Cantos †August 27th, 1664, MadridAntonio Maria Abbatini
Italian composer
*January 26th, 1595, Città di Castello †November 30th, 1676, Città di CastelloShah Jahan
17th century Mughal Emperor (1592-1666)
*January 15th, 1592, Lahore Fort †January 22nd, 1666, Agra Fort
70 Gérard Desargues
French mathematician and engineer
*February 21st, 1591, Lyon †October 9th, 1661, Lyon
50 Hong Taiji
1st emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1592-1643)
*November 28th, 1592, Hetu Ala City †September 21st, 1643, ManchuriaAhmed I
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1590-1617) (r. 1603-1617)
*April 18th, 1590, Manisa †November 22nd, 1617, IstanbulJohann Agricola
German author (1590-1668)
*March 21st, 1590, Neuburg an der Donau †April 1st, 1668, WrocławPierre Gassendi
French philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, priest, and scientist (*1592 – †1655)
*January 22nd, 1592, Champtercier †October 24th, 1655, ParisJohn Amos Comenius
Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer (1592-1670)
*March 28th, 1592, Uherský Brod †November 15th, 1670, Amsterdam
84 Emperor Go-Mizunoo
Emperor of Japan from 1611 to 1629
*June 29th, 1596, Kyoto †September 11th, 1680, Kyoto
60 Edward Winslow
Mayflower passenger (1595-1655)
*January 1st, 1595, Droitwich Spa †January 1st, 1655, Caribbean Sea
52 Anne Hutchinson
Participant in the Antinomian Controversy
*January 1st, 1591, Alford †January 1st, 1643, New Netherland
44 Friedrich Spee
Jesuit, author of Cautio Criminalis
*February 25th, 1591, Düsseldorf †August 9th, 1635, TrierJusepe de Ribera
Spanish painter (1591–1652)
*January 12th, 1591, Xàtiva †September 3rd, 1652, NaplesGeorges de La Tour
Lorrain painter (1593–1652)
*March 13th, 1593, Vic-sur-Seille †January 30th, 1652, Lunéville
55 Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg
Swedish queen 1620
*November 11th, 1599, Königsberg †March 18th, 1655, Stockholm
73 Giovanni Battista Riccioli
16th century Italian theologian and astronomer
*April 17th, 1598, Ferrara †June 25th, 1671, Bologna
43 Wilhelm Schickard
German astronomer, mathematician
*April 22nd, 1592, Herrenberg †October 24th, 1635, Tübingen