Historical Events In 1590

Jan 07   Jacob Andreae, German theologist (Formulae Concordiae), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Lawrence Humphrey,English clergyman and educator on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Gioseffo Zarlino, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Mauritius of Nassaus sails to Breda in the year 1590.   

Mar 04   Mauritius of Nassau's ship reaches Breda in the year 1590.   

Mar 06   Earl Mauritius conquerors Breda "turfschip of Breda" on this day in history.   

Mar 14   On this day in history battle at Ivry French King Henri IV beats Catholic League   

Mar 14   In the year 1590 battle at Ivry: French King Henri IV beats Catholic League   

Mar 14   On this day in history philip van Egmont, general/prince of Gavere, dies in battle at 30   

Apr 02   States-General appoints earl Mauritius, viceroy of Utrecht on this day in history.   

Apr 06   On this day in history francis Walsingham, English secretary of state, dies at about 57   

Apr 18   Ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17) in the year 1590.   

May 09   Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

May 14   Battle at Ivry French king Henri IV beats Catholic League on this day in history.   

May 14   Battle at Ivry: French king Henri IV beats Catholic League on this day in history.   

May 17   On this day in history anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.   

Jun 15   Pope Leo X threatens to ex-communicate Martin Luther in the year 1590.   

Jun 15   On this day in history pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther   

Jun 24   Samuel Ampzing, poet (Taelbericht der Neth Spellinge) on this day in history.   

Jul 06   English admiral Francis Drake takes Portuguese Forts at Taag on this day in history.   

Jul 13   Clement X, [Emilio Altieri], Italy, Pope (1670-76) on this day in history.   

Jul 16   Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], pontiff of Portugal, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 19   King Philip Ii's secretary Antonio Perez escapes jail in the year 1590.   

Jul 29   Gilles Hayne, composer in the year 1590.   

Aug 17   John White returns to Roanoke, Virginia to find no trace of colonist's he had left there 3 yrs earlier [or Aug 18, 1591] on this day in history.   

Aug 27   In the year 1590 sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], Pope (1585-90), dies at 68   

Aug 30   Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle. (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590) in the year 1590.   

Aug 31   Floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 05   In the year 1590 alexander Farnese's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris.   

Sep 15   Giambattista Catagna elected as Pope Urban VII on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Ascanio Trombeti, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1590.   

Sep 27   Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, making his reign the shortest papacy in history in the year 1590.   

Sep 27   Urban VII, [Giambattista Castagna], Italian Pope (1590), dies in the year 1590.   

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Mar 18   In the year 1590 birth of manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)   

Apr 18   In the year 1590 birth of ahmed I, 14th sultan of Turkey (1603-17)   

Apr 18   Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617) was born in the year 1590.   

May 12   On this day in history birth of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)   

Jun 24   On this day in history birth of samuel Ampzing, poet (Taelbericht der Neth Spellinge)   

Jul 13   On this day in history birth of clement X, [Emilio Altieri], Italy, Pope (1670-76)   

Jul 29   In the year 1590 birth of gilles Hayne, composer   

Aug 19   Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Jacob Andreae, German theologist (Formulae Concordiae), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Lawrence Humphrey,English clergyman and educator died on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Gioseffo Zarlino, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1590 francois Hotman/Hotomanus, French lawyer/diplomat, dies at 65   

Mar 14   Philip van Egmont, general/prince of Gavere, dies in battle at 30 in the year 1590.   

Apr 06   Francis Walsingham, English secretary of state, dies at about 57 on this day in history.   

May 09   Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66 in the year 1590.   

Jul 10   On this day in history death of archduke Charles II of Austria (b. 1540)