Explore 57 historical events from 1590–1599.
Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, also known as Yashar Mi-Qandia, was a rabbi, author, physician, mathematician, and music theorist.
Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Greek-Italian physician, mathematician, and theorist (died 1655)
Sen no Rikyū , also known simply as Rikyū, was a Japanese tea master considered the most important influence on the Japanese tea ceremony, particularly the tradition of wabi-cha. H…
Sen no Rikyū, Japanese exponent of the tea ceremony (born 1522)
John Blitheman was an English composer and organist.
John Blitheman, English organist and composer (born 1525)
Anne of Denmark was Queen of Scotland from her marriage to King James VI on 20 August 1589 and became the Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and English Cr…
Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland
Ahmed I was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1617. Ahmed's reign is noteworthy for marking the first breach in the Ottoman tradition of royal fratricide; henceforth, O…
Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (died 1617)
Cosimo II de' Medici was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 until his death. He was the elder son of Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Christina of Lorraine.
Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1621)
Philip Bell was Governor of Bermuda from 1626 to 1629, of the Providence Island colony from 1629 to 1636, and of Barbados from 1640 to 1650 during the English Civil War. During his…
Philip Bell, British colonial governor (died 1678)
Charles de Bourbon, known as the Cardinal de Bourbon, was a French noble and prelate. He was the Archbishop of Rouen from 1550 and the Catholic Ligue candidate for King of France f…
Charles de Bourbon French cardinal and pretender to the throne (born 1523)
Anne of Denmark was Queen of Scotland from her marriage to King James VI on 20 August 1589 and became the Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and English Cr…
Anne of Denmark (pictured) was crowned the queen consort of Scotland in a ceremony at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh