Historical Events In 1590

Jan 07   Jacob Andreae, German theologist (Formulae Concordiae), dies at 61 in the year 1590.  

Feb 01   On this day in history lawrence Humphrey,English clergyman and educator  

Feb 04   On this day in history gioseffo Zarlino, composer, dies at 73  

Feb 12   Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Feb 26   On this day in history mauritius of Nassaus sails to Breda  

Mar 04   In the year 1590 mauritius of Nassau's ship reaches Breda  

Mar 06   Earl Mauritius conquerors Breda "turfschip of Breda" in the year 1590.  

Mar 14   In the year 1590 battle at Ivry French King Henri IV beats Catholic League  

Mar 14   Battle at Ivry: French King Henri IV beats Catholic League on this day in history.  

Mar 14   Philip van Egmont, general/prince of Gavere, dies in battle at 30 in the year 1590.  

Apr 02   States-General appoints earl Mauritius, viceroy of Utrecht on this day in history.  

Apr 06   Francis Walsingham, English secretary of state, dies at about 57 on this day in history.  

Apr 18   Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17) on this day in history.  

May 09   On this day in history karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66  

May 14   Battle at Ivry French king Henri IV beats Catholic League on this day in history.  

May 14   On this day in history battle at Ivry: French king Henri IV beats Catholic League  

May 17   Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland in the year 1590.  

Jun 15   Pope Leo X threatens to ex-communicate Martin Luther on this day in history.  

Jun 15   On this day in history pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther  

Jun 24   Samuel Ampzing, poet (Taelbericht der Neth Spellinge) on this day in history.  

Jul 06   English admiral Francis Drake takes Portuguese Forts at Taag on this day in history.  

Jul 13   Clement X, [Emilio Altieri], Italy, Pope (1670-76) on this day in history.  

Jul 16   Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], pontiff of Portugal, dies in the year 1590.  

Jul 19   On this day in history king Philip Ii's secretary Antonio Perez escapes jail  

Jul 29   On this day in history gilles Hayne, composer  

Aug 17   On this day in history john White returns to Roanoke, Virginia to find no trace of colonist's he had left there 3 yrs earlier [or Aug 18, 1591]  

Aug 27   On this day in history sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], Pope (1585-90), dies at 68  

Aug 30   On this day in history tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle. (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590)  

Aug 31   Floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies in the year 1590.  

Sep 05   In the year 1590 alexander Farnese's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.  

Sep 15   In the year 1590 giambattista Catagna elected as Pope Urban VII  

Sep 21   On this day in history ascanio Trombeti, composer, dies at 45  

Sep 27   Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, making his reign the shortest papacy in history on this day in history.  

Sep 27   On this day in history urban VII, [Giambattista Castagna], Italian Pope (1590), dies  

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Mar 18   On this day in history birth of manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)  

Apr 18   Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 18   Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617) was born in the year 1590.  

May 12   On this day in history birth of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)  

Jun 24   On this day in history birth of samuel Ampzing, poet (Taelbericht der Neth Spellinge)  

Jul 13   On this day in history birth of clement X, [Emilio Altieri], Italy, Pope (1670-76)  

Jul 29   On this day in history birth of gilles Hayne, composer  

Aug 19   On this day in history birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)  

Jan 07   Jacob Andreae, German theologist (Formulae Concordiae), dies at 61 in the year 1590.  

Feb 01   Lawrence Humphrey,English clergyman and educator died on this day in history.  

Feb 04   Gioseffo Zarlino, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1590.  

Feb 12   On this day in history francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65  

Mar 14   In the year 1590 philip van Egmont, general/prince of Gavere, dies in battle at 30  

Apr 06   In the year 1590 francis Walsingham, English secretary of state, dies at about 57  

May 09   In the year 1590 karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66  

Jul 10   Archduke Charles II of Austria (b. 1540) died on this day in history.