Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... Events May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyds accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... Events February 5 - 26 catholics crucified in Nagasaki, Japan. ... Events 17 January - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i. ... Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Events and Trends In 1564 William Shakespeare was born. ... Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Decades: 1520s 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s - 1570s - 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s Years: 1570 1571 1572 1573 1574 1575 1576 1577 1578 1579 Significant Events and Trends Transition from the Muromachi to the Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan Categories: 1570s ... Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Decades: 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s - 1580s - 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s Years: 1580 1581 1582 1583 1584 1585 1586 1587 1588 1589 1590 Events and Trends The beginnings of the Golden Age of Literature in England Categories: 1580s ... Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Decades: 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s - 1590s - 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s 1640s Years: 1590 1591 1592 1593 1594 1595 1596 1597 1598 1599 Events and Trends Categories: 1590s ... Events and Trends November 5, 1605 - The Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British Parliament. ... Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century Decades: 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s - 1610s - 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s Years: 1610 1611 1612 1613 1614 1615 1616 1617 1618 1619 Events and Trends Start of the Golden Age of the Netherlands. ... Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century Decades: 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s - 1620s - 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s Years: 1620 1621 1622 1623 1624 1625 1626 1627 1628 1629 Events and Trends Permanent Dutch settlement of New York Bay and the Hudson River. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... 1594 state leaders - Events of 1595 - 1596 state leaders - State leaders by year Asia China (Ming Dynasty) - Wanli, Emperor of China (1573-1620) Japan Monarch - Go-Yozei, Emperor of Japan (1586-1611) Regent (Kampaku) - Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Sessho and Kampaku (1585-1598) Korea (Joseon Dynasty) - Seonjo, King of Joseon (1567-1608...

Events

• January 30 - William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time.
• William Shakespeare writes A Midsummer Night's Dream.
• May 24 - Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library.
• June 9 - Battle of Fontaine-Française. Henry IV of France defeats the Spanish, but is nearly killed due to his rashness.
• October 28 - Battle of Guirgevo. Transylvanian forces under Sigismund Bathory, allied to the Habsburgs, defeat the Turkish army of Sinan Pasha, securing Transylvanian control over Wallachie.
• Mehmed III succeeds Murad III as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
• The Austrians incite a rebellion against the Ottomans in Bulgaria.
• The Spanish navigator and explorer, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira leads the voyage that discovers (for Europeans), the first known islands of Polynesia, the Marquesas.

January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Romeo and Juliet is a famous play by William Shakespeare concerning the fate of two young lovers. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A Midsummer Nights Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare written in the mid-1590s. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... University Library Leiden in 1610 from Woudanus in Stedeboeck der Nederlanden, Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu, 1649. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... Henry IV (French: Henri IV) (December 13, 1553 – May 14, 1610), called the Great (French: le Grand), was the first of the Bourbon kings of France, reigning from 1589 until 1610. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... Sigismund Bathory (1572-1613) (Báthory Zsigmond in Hungarian), Prince of Transylvania and of the Holy Roman Empire, was the son of Christopher, prince of Transylvania, and nephew of the Stefan Batory, elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... Mehmed III Mehmed III (May 26, 1566 – December 22, 1603) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 until his death. ... Murad III Murad III (July 4, 1546 – January 15, 1595) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 until his death. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October 29, 1923... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (Ottoman Turkish for the Eternal State) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Constantinople (Ä°stanbul) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October 29, 1923... For the WWW browsers of the same name, see Netscape Navigator and Mozilla. ... Exploration is the act of searching or traveling for the purpose of discovery, e. ... Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira or Neyra (1541 - November 1595) was a Spanish navigator. ... This article is about the continent. ... Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the triangle Polynesia (from Greek, poly = many and nesos = island) is a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. ... National motto: Mau‘u‘u ha‘e iti Official languages French, Tahitian Political status Dependent territory, administrative division of French Polynesia Capital Tai o Hae Largest City Tai o Hae Area 1,274 km² ( 492 sq. ...

Births

• January 6 - Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French grammarian and man of letters (died 1650)
• June 9 - King Wladislaus IV of Poland (died 1648)
• December 4 - Jean Chapelain, French poet (died 1674)
• December 5 - Henry Lawes, English musician (died 1662)
• Dirck van Baburen, Dutch painter (died 1624)
• Bihari, Indian writer (died 1664)
• Thomas Carew, English poet (died 1645)
• Miles Corbet, English Puritan politician (died 1662)
• Jean Desmarets, French writer (died 1676)
• Henry Herbert, English official (died 1673)
• Lars Kagg, Swedish soldier and politician (died 1661)
• Jan Marek Marci, Bohemian physician and scientist (died 1677)
• Thomas May, poet and historian (died 1650)
• Henri II de Montmorency (died 1632)
• Bartholomaeus Nigrinus, Polish Rosicrucian (died 1646)
• Pocahontas, Algonquian princess
• Mikolaj Potocki, Polish politician (died 1651)
• Albrycht Stanislaw Radziwill, Lithuanian chancellor (died 1656)
• Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Dutch colonist and merchant (died 1644)
• Robert Sempill the younger, English royalist writer
• Cornelius Vermuyden, Dutch engineer
• Georg Wilhelm, Elector of Brandenburg (died 1640)

January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Claude Favre de Vaugelas Claude Favre de Vaugelas (January 6, 1595 - February 1650) was a French grammarian and man of letters. ... // Events June 23 - Claimant King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland arrives in Scotland, the only of the three Kingdoms that has accepted him as ruler. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... Reign in Poland From November 8, 1632 until May 20, 1648 Reign in Russia From 1610 until 16351 Coronation On February 6, 1633 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Vasa Parents Zygmunt III Waza Anna Austriaczka Consorts Cecylia Renata Ludwika Maria Gonzaga Children with Cecylia Renata Zygmunt... // Events Peace treaty signed at Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jean Chapelain (December 4, 1595 - February 22, 1674) was a French poet and writer. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Henry Lawes (December 5, 1595 - October 21, 1662) was an English musician and composer. ... Events March 18 – Short-timed experiment of the first public buses holding 8 passengers begins in Paris May 3/May 2 - Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England – as part of the dowry, Portugal cedes Bombay and Tangier to England May 9 - Samuel Pepys witnessed a Punch and Judy... Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan by Dirck van Baburen (1623) Oil on canvas, 202 x 184 cm. ... Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... Bihari (1595-1664) was a Indian writer, who became famous by writing Satasai (Seven Hundred Verses). ... Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ... Thomas Carew (pronounced Carey) (1595 - 1645?) was an English poet. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... Miles Corbet (1595-1662) was a puritan MP for Yarmouth, England, and played a part in the beheading of Charles I, as the 59th (and last) of the signatories of the Kings death warrant. ... Events March 18 – Short-timed experiment of the first public buses holding 8 passengers begins in Paris May 3/May 2 - Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England – as part of the dowry, Portugal cedes Bombay and Tangier to England May 9 - Samuel Pepys witnessed a Punch and Judy... Jean Desmarets (or Desmaretz), Sieur de Saint-Sorlin (1595 - October 28, 1676), French dramatist and miscellaneous writer, was born in Paris in 1595. ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... Sir Henry Herbert (1595-1673) was Master of the Revels to both King Charles I and King Charles II of England. ... Events The English Test Act was passed. ... Count Lars Kagg (1595-1661) was a Swedish soldier and politician. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... Jan Marek Marci (in Latin Ioannes (or Johannes) Marcus Marci) (1595 â€“ 1677), was a Bohemian doctor and scientist born in LanÅ¡kroun (Kronland). ... Events First performance of Racines tragedy, Phèdre Sarah Churchill marries John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Battle of Cassel, Philippe I of Orléans defeats William of Orange Mary II of England marries William of Orange English Statute of frauds is passed into law Battle of Landskrona Elias... Thomas May (1595 - 1650), poet and historian, born in Sussex, son of Sir Thomas May, of Mayfield, went to Cambridge, and thence to Grays Inn, but discarded law for literature. ... // Events June 23 - Claimant King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland arrives in Scotland, the only of the three Kingdoms that has accepted him as ruler. ... Henri II de Montmorency (1595 - October 30, 1632), son of duke Henry I, succeeded to the title in 1614, having previously been made grand admiral. ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... Knowns as Bartholomaeus Nigrinus, Bartholomaeus Schwartz (1595 - 1646) was pastor of the St. ... // Events The Westminster Confession of Faith Ongoing events English Civil War (1642-1649) Births February 4 - Hans Erasmus Aßmann, Freiherr von Abschatz, German statesman and poet (d. ... A 1616 engraving of Pocahontas by Simon van de Passe, the only portrait of Pocahontas made within her lifetime. ... Noble Family Potocki Coat of Arms Piława Parents Jakub Potocki Jadwiga Prusinowska Consorts Zofia Firlej Elżbieta Kazanowska Children with Zofia Firlej Piotr Potocki Stefan Potocki Mikołaj Potocki Marianna Potocka Wiktoria Potocka Henryk Potocki with Elżbieta Kazanowska Jakub Potocki Joanna Potocka Dominik Potocki Date of Birth 1595 Place of Birth  ? Date... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... // Events Mehmed Köprülü becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1595 - 1644) was a Dutch colonist and merchant who was heavily involved in the Colonial American trade market. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... Robert Sempill, the younger (1595? - 1663?), son of Robert Sempill, was educated at the university of Glasgow, having matriculated in March 1613. ... Cornelius Vermuyden was a Dutch engineer in the Mid-1600s. ... Georg Wilhelm Hohenzollern, elector of Brandenburg, duke of Prussia, was born 1595 in Berlin. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ...

Deaths

• January 15 - Murad III, Ottoman Sultan (born 1546)
• January 24 - Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria, regent of Tyrol and Further Austria (born 1529)
• February 12 - Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (born 1553)
• February 21 - Robert Southwell, Jesuit priest and poet (born 1561)
• April 25 - Torquato Tasso, Italian poet (born 1544)
• May 25 - Valens Acidalius, German critic and poet (born 1567)
• May 26 - Philip Neri, Italian churchman (born 1515)
• August 24 - Thomas Digges, English astronomer (born 1546)
• August 26 - Antonio, Prior of Crato, claimant to the throne of Portugal (b. 1531)
• October 19 - Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel, English nobleman (born 1537)
• November 12 - John Hawkins, English shipbuilder and trader (born 1532)
• November 29 - Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (b. 1533)
• Grzegorz Branicki, Polish nobleman
• Jeremias II of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople
• Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (born 1535)
• Turlough Luineach O'Neill, Irish chief of Tyrone (born 1530)
• Robert Sempill, Scottish ballad-writer (born None)
• Luis Barahona de Soto, Spanish poet (born 1548)