1597 facts for kids

In 1597, many important events happened around the world. People played a game called "kreckett," which we now know as cricket. New lands were discovered, and new ideas were shared through books and art.

Big Events of 1597

• January 17: A court case in Guildford, England, showed that people were playing a game called "kreckett" (which is now cricket) on a piece of land as far back as 1550. This is one of the earliest records of cricket!
• January 24: The Battle of Turnhout took place. Maurice of Nassau led his forces to victory against a Spanish army in the Netherlands.
• February 5: In Nagasaki, Japan, 26 people were martyred. They were followers of the Catholic faith and had been captured after all forms of Christianity were made illegal the year before.
• Many people believe the very first opera was written this year. Opera is a type of play where the story is told mostly through singing.
• The island of Bali was found by the Dutch explorer Cornelis Houtman.
• Abbas I, a powerful ruler, stopped the attacks by the Uzbek people on his lands.
• Yaqob became the new Emperor of Ethiopia, taking over from his father Sarsa Dengel.
• The first collection of Essays by the famous writer Francis Bacon was published.

Images for kids

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  October 26: Battle of Myeongnyang

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  Andreas Libavius's Alchemia, an early chemistry text, is published.

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  Henry Gage

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  Justus Sustermans

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  Willem Barentsz

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  Edward Kelley

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  Saint Peter Canisius

See also

In Spanish: 1597 para niños