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 in the year 1594.   

Feb 27   In the year 1594 henri IV crowned king of France   

Mar 12   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1594 fleming Pieter Stevens appointed royal painter of Rudolf II (Prague)   

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

Apr 24   In the year 1594 benedikt Lechler, composer   

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

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

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

May 22   Earl Mauritius & Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen in the year 1594.   

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

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) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1594 groningen surrenders to earl Mauritius/Willem Louis   

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   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) on this day in history.   

Dec 20   Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 25   Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher, Dutch writer was born in the year 1594.   

Apr 20   Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on this day in history.   

Apr 24   In the year 1594 birth of benedikt Lechler, composer   

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

May 29   In the year 1594 birth of gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)   

Jun 15   In the year 1594 birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)   

Sep 13   In the year 1594 birth of francesco Manelli, composer   

Nov 17   Johan van Beverwijck, Dutch physician/writer (Treasure of Health) was born in the year 1594.   

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   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   In the year 1594 paulo Bellasio, composer, dies at 40   

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