Historical Events In 1594

Feb 02   Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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   Henri IV crowned king of France in the year 1594.   

Mar 12   Company of Distant established for business on East-Indies in the year 1594.   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Fleming Pieter Stevens appointed royal painter of Rudolf II (Prague) on this day in history.   

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   John Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate in the year 1594.   

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 in the year 1594.   

Jun 11   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) in the year 1594.   

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

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 in the year 1594.   

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   In the year 1594 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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   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.