Historical Events In 1594

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

Feb 19   In the year 1594 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   Henri IV crowned king of France in the year 1594.  

Mar 12   Company of Distant established for business on East-Indies in the year 1594.  

Mar 22   In the year 1594 french King Henri IV festival in Paris  

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   On this day in history fleming Pieter Stevens appointed royal painter of Rudolf II (Prague)  

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

Apr 24   Benedikt Lechler, composer in the year 1594.  

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

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

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

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

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

Jun 03   On this day in history michel Renichon, priest, executed  

Jun 11   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) in the year 1594.  

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

Jul 10   Paulo Bellasio, composer, dies at 40 in the year 1594.  

Jul 23   Groningen surrenders to earl Mauritius/Willem Louis in the year 1594.  

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

Oct 16   William Allen, English cardinal/founder seminary of Douai, dies at 62 in the year 1594.  

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

Nov 22   Martin Frobisher, English vice-admiral/explorer, dies in the year 1594.  

Dec 05   Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82 in the year 1594.  

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

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

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

Apr 20   On this day in history birth of matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer  

Apr 24   In the year 1594 birth of benedikt Lechler, composer  

May 01   John Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate was born on this day in history.  

May 29   Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632) was born in the year 1594.  

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

Sep 13   Francesco Manelli, composer was born in the year 1594.  

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

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

Apr 29   In the year 1594 death of thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer  

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

May 31   In the year 1594 tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75  

Jun 03   On this day in history death of michel Renichon, priest, executed  

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

Jul 10   On this day in history paulo Bellasio, composer, dies at 40  

Jul 16   Thomas Kyd, author of The Spanish Tragedy (b. 1558) died in the year 1594.