1627 Death Frederik de Houtman, navigator/governor of Ambon, dies at about 56 1599 Death Cornelis de Houtman, navigator (1st Dutch trip to Java), murder at 35 1598 Event Cornelis de Houtman's fleet departs for East-Indies 1597 Event Cornelis de Houtman's fleet reaches Bantam, West Java 1596 Event Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java 1595 Event Cornelis de Houtman's ships depart to Asia through Cape of Good Hope
