Historical Events In 1594

Feb 02   Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68 in the year 1594.   

Feb 19   On this day in history having already inherited the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through his mother Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, succeeding his father John III of Sweden.   

Feb 27   On this day in history henri IV crowned king of France   

Mar 12   Company of Distant established for business on East-Indies on this day in history.   

Mar 22   French King Henri IV festival in Paris in the year 1594.   

Mar 22   French King Henri IV festival in Paris France in the year 1594.   

Mar 25   On this day in history maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, Dutch writer   

Apr 15   Fleming Pieter Stevens appointed royal painter of Rudolf II (Prague) in the year 1594.   

Apr 20   Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 24   On this day in history benedikt Lechler, composer   

Apr 29   On this day in history thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer   

May 01   On this day in history john Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate   

May 04   Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

May 22   In the year 1594 earl Mauritius & Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen   

May 31   On this day in history tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75   

Jun 03   Michel Renichon, priest, executed in the year 1594.   

Jun 11   On this day in history philip II recognized the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paves way to the creation of the Principalía (i.e., elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).   

Jun 14   On this day in history orlandus Lassus, composer (Prophet sybillarum), dies at about 61   

Jul 10   In the year 1594 paulo Bellasio, composer, dies at 40   

Jul 23   In the year 1594 groningen surrenders to earl Mauritius/Willem Louis   

Sep 13   Francesco Manelli, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 16   On this day in history william Allen, English cardinal/founder seminary of Douai, dies at 62   

Nov 17   In the year 1594 johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health)   

Nov 22   On this day in history martin Frobisher, English vice-admiral/explorer, dies   

Dec 05   On this day in history gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82   

Dec 09   Gustavus II Adolphus, king who made Sweden a major power (1611-32) in the year 1594.   

Dec 20   Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 25   Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, Dutch writer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 20   In the year 1594 birth of matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer   

Apr 24   Benedikt Lechler, composer was born in the year 1594.   

May 01   John Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate was born in the year 1594.   

May 29   On this day in history birth of gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)   

Jun 15   In the year 1594 birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)   

Sep 13   On this day in history birth of francesco Manelli, composer   

Nov 17   Johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health) was born in the year 1594.   

Feb 02   Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68 in the year 1594.   

Apr 29   Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer died in the year 1594.   

May 04   Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 in the year 1594.   

May 31   Tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75 in the year 1594.   

Jun 03   In the year 1594 death of michel Renichon, priest, executed   

Jun 14   In the year 1594 orlandus Lassus, composer (Prophet sybillarum), dies at about 61   

Jul 10   Paulo Bellasio, composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Jul 16   Thomas Kyd, author of The Spanish Tragedy (b. 1558) died on this day in history.