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   French King Henri IV festival in Paris on this day in history.   

Mar 22   French King Henri IV festival in Paris France on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

May 22   On this day in history earl Mauritius & Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen   

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   In the year 1594 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   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 23   On this day in history groningen surrenders to earl Mauritius/Willem Louis   

Sep 13   In the year 1594 francesco Manelli, composer   

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

Dec 05   Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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

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   Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

May 29   Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Jun 14   Orlandus Lassus, composer (Prophet sybillarum), dies at about 61 on this day in history.   

Jul 10   Paulo Bellasio, composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

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