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 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   In the year 1594 henri IV crowned king of France   

Mar 12   In the year 1594 company of Distant established for business on East-Indies   

Mar 22   On this day in history french King Henri IV festival in Paris   

Mar 22   On this day in history french King Henri IV festival in Paris France   

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

Apr 15   In the year 1594 fleming Pieter Stevens appointed royal painter of Rudolf II (Prague)   

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

Apr 24   In the year 1594 benedikt Lechler, composer   

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

May 01   On this day in history john Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1594 william Allen, English cardinal/founder seminary of Douai, dies at 62   

Nov 17   Johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health) on this day in history.   

Nov 22   On this day in history martin Frobisher, English vice-admiral/explorer, dies   

Dec 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

Mar 25   In the year 1594 birth of maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, Dutch writer   

Apr 20   Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born in the year 1594.   

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   In the year 1594 birth of gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)   

Jun 15   Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

May 31   On this day in history tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75   

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

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   On this day in history death of thomas Kyd, author of The Spanish Tragedy (b. 1558)