Historical Events In 1594

Feb 02   Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 27   Henri IV crowned king of France in the year 1594.  

Mar 12   On this day in history company of Distant established for business on East-Indies  

Mar 22   French King Henri IV festival in Paris on this day in history.  

Mar 22   French King Henri IV festival in Paris France on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1594 benedikt Lechler, composer  

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

May 01   In the year 1594 john Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   Orlandus Lassus, composer (Prophet sybillarum), dies at about 61 in the year 1594.  

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

Jul 23   Groningen surrenders to earl Mauritius/Willem Louis on this day in history.  

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   Martin Frobisher, English vice-admiral/explorer, dies in the year 1594.  

Dec 05   In the year 1594 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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