Jan 05   Catherine de Medici, Queen of France dies at age 69.   

Jan 05   Catherine de' Medici, Queen mother of France, dies at 69.   

Jan 05   In 1589, Catherine de Medici, Queen of France dies at age 69.   

Jan 08   Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

Jan 26   Job is elected as Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.   

Feb 05   Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet.   

Feb 07   Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/mathematician   

Mar 03   Gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist   

Mar 19   William Bradford, gov of Plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)   

Mar 22   Lodovico Guicciardini, Ital historian, dies at 67.   

Apr 10   Spanish troops conquer Geertruidenberg   

Jul 01   Christophe Plantin, French/Belgian book publisher, dies   

Jul 02   Guillaume van Messaus, composer   

Jul 09   Johannes a Sancto Thoma, [Poinset], Portuguese theologist   

Aug 01   Murder attempt by monk Jacques Clement on French King Hendrik III.   

Aug 02   Henry III, king of Poland/France (1573-89), assassinated at 37.   

Aug 10   Maarten Schenck Nideggen, Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49   

Aug 10   Pietro Antonio Tamburini, composer.   

Aug 11   Maarten Schenck van Nideggen, lt col (80 year war), dies at about 49   

Sep 21   Battle at Arques: French king Henri IV beats Catholic League   

Oct 18   Adolf van Nieuwenaar and Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle.   

Nov 14   Philipp Apianus [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German geographer, dies at 58.   

Jan 08   Ivan [dzivo f] gundulic: Dalmatisch writer (dubravka)   

Feb 05   Honorat de brueil seigneur de racan: French playwright/poet   

Feb 05   Esteban manuel de villegas: Spanish poet   

Feb 07   Jacob de witt: Dutch mayor (dordrecht)/mathematician   

Mar 03   Gisbertus voetius: [gijsbert voet], dutch reformed theologist   

Mar 19   William bradford: Gov of plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)   

Jul 02   Guillaume van messaus: Composer   

Jul 09   Johannes a sancto thoma: [poinset], portuguese theologist   

Jan 05   Catherine de' medici: Queen mother of france,    

Feb 19   Saint philothei: Orthodox martyr and patron of athens (b. 1522)   

Mar 02   Alessandro cardinal farnese: Italian cardinal (b. 1520)   

Mar 22   Lodovico guicciardini: Ital historian,    

Jul 01   Christophe plantin: French/belgian book publisher,   

Aug 01   Jacques clément: French assassin of henry iii of france (b. 1567)   

Aug 02   Henry iii: King of poland/france (1573-89), assassinated at 37   

Aug 10   Maarten schenck nideggen: Dutch army leader, drowned at about 49