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 in the year 1594.  

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   In the year 1594 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 15   Fleming Pieter Stevens appointed royal painter of Rudolf II (Prague) in the year 1594.  

Apr 20   In the year 1594 matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer  

Apr 24   Benedikt Lechler, composer in the year 1594.  

Apr 29   Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer on this day in history.  

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

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   Tintoretto, Italian Mannerist painter, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 22   Martin Frobisher, English vice-admiral/explorer, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 05   In the year 1594 gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82  

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

Dec 20   In the year 1594 giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer  

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

Apr 20   In the year 1594 birth of matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer  

Apr 24   On this day in history birth of benedikt Lechler, composer  

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

May 29   On this day in history birth of gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)  

Jun 15   Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born in the year 1594.  

Sep 13   On this day in history birth of francesco Manelli, composer  

Nov 17   In the year 1594 birth of johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health)  

Feb 02   Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68 in the year 1594.  

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

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

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

Jun 03   Michel Renichon, priest, executed died on this day in history.  

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