Historical Events In 1594

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

Feb 19   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 in the year 1594.  

Feb 27   Henri IV crowned king of France on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1594.  

Apr 24   On this day in history benedikt Lechler, composer  

Apr 29   Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer on this day in history.  

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

May 04   On this day in history paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62  

May 22   Earl Mauritius & Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen on this day in history.  

May 31   In the year 1594 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   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 23   On this day in history groningen surrenders to earl Mauritius/Willem Louis  

Sep 13   Francesco Manelli, composer in the year 1594.  

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   Martin Frobisher, English vice-admiral/explorer, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 05   In the year 1594 gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82  

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

Dec 20   On this day in history giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer  

Mar 25   Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, Dutch writer was born in the year 1594.  

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   Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born in the year 1594.  

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

Nov 17   On this day in history birth of johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health)  

Feb 02   On this day in history giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68  

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

May 04   On this day in history paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62  

May 31   Tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 14   Orlandus Lassus, composer (Prophet sybillarum), dies at about 61 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 16   In the year 1594 death of thomas Kyd, author of The Spanish Tragedy (b. 1558)