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   On this day in history henri IV crowned king of France   

Mar 12   Company of Distant established for business on East-Indies on this day in history.   

Mar 22   French King Henri IV festival in Paris in the year 1594.   

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

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

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

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

Apr 24   On this day in history benedikt Lechler, composer   

Apr 29   Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer in the year 1594.   

May 01   In the year 1594 john Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate   

May 04   Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 in the year 1594.   

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

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

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   Orlandus Lassus, composer (Prophet sybillarum), dies at about 61 in the year 1594.   

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

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

Sep 13   On this day in history francesco Manelli, composer   

Oct 16   William Allen, English cardinal/founder seminary of Douai, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   In the year 1594 giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

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

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

Apr 24   Benedikt Lechler, composer was born in the year 1594.   

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

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

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 in the year 1594.   

Apr 29   Thomas Cooper, English bishop, lexicographer, and writer died in the year 1594.   

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

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

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

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

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

Jul 16   On this day in history death of thomas Kyd, author of The Spanish Tragedy (b. 1558)