Explore 135 historical events from 1590–1599.
The Imjin War was a series of two Japanese invasions of Korea: an initial invasion in 1592 also individually called the "Imjin War", a brief truce in 1596 between the conflicts, fo…
During the first Japanese invasion of Korea, Japanese forces led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Pyongyang, although…
The Falkland Islands, commonly referred to as the Falklands, is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about 300 mi (500 km) …
The first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis.
The Imjin War was a series of two Japanese invasions of Korea: an initial invasion in 1592 also individually called the "Imjin War", a brief truce in 1596 between the conflicts, fo…
Imjin War: At the Battle of Hansan Island, the Korean Navy, led by Yi Sun-sin, Yi Ŏkki, and Wŏn Kyun, decisively…
Wilhelm Schickard was a German professor of Hebrew and astronomy who became famous in the second part of the 20th century after Franz Hammer, a biographer of Johannes Kepler, claim…
Wilhelm Schickard, German astronomer and mathematician (died 1635)
Alice Barnham, Viscountess St Albans was the wife of English scientific philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon.
Alice Barnham, wife of statesman Francis Bacon (died 1650)
Pierre d'Hozier, seigneur de la Garde, was a French genealogist.
Pierre d'Hozier, French genealogist and historian (died 1660)
Johan Björnsson Printz was a Swedish military officer and colonial official. He served as the 3rd governor of New Sweden, the Swedish colony in North America, from 1643 until 1653.
Johan Björnsson Printz, governor of New Sweden (died 1663)
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, was an English courtier and statesman who was a notable patron of the arts. He was a favourite and self-described "lover" of King James VI …
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English courtier and politician (died 1628)
Marc'Antonio Ingegneri was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance. He was born in Verona and died in Cremona. Even though he spent most of his life working in northern Italy, …
Marc'Antonio Ingegneri, Italian composer and educator (born 1535)
William IV of Hesse-Kassel, also called William the Wise, was the first Landgrave of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel. He was the founder of the oldest line, which survives to this…
William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (born 1532)
William, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German: Wilhelm Graf von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein, was Count of Nassau-S…
William, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count, field marshal of the Dutch State Army (died 1642)
Armand de Gontaut, Baron of Biron was a soldier, diplomat and Marshal of France. Beginning his service during the Italian Wars, Biron served in Italy under Marshal Brissac and Guis…
Armand de Gontant, French marshal (born 1524)
Johann Adam Schall von Bell was a German Jesuit, astronomer and instrument-maker. He spent most of his life as a missionary in China and became an adviser to the Shunzhi Emperor of…
Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (died 1666)
Alexander Farnese was an Italian noble and military leader, who was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1586 to 1592, as well as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 t…
The Duke of Parma is defeated near the Dutch city of Nijmegen by an Anglo-Dutch force led by Maurice of Orange.
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)
Anne Hutchinson was an English-born religious figure who was an important participant in the Antinomian Controversy which shook the nascent Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1636 to 16…
Anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher (died 1643)
Louise de Marillac, also known as Louise Le Gras, was the co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the …
Louise de Marillac, co-founder of the Daughters of Charity (died 1660)
Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and Anglican cleric. He is best known for Hesperides, a book of poems. This includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Ma…
Robert Herrick, English poet and cleric (died 1674)
John Christian of Brieg was a Duke of Brzeg–Legnica–Wołów.
John Christian of Brieg, duke of Brzeg (died 1639)
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)
Aloysius de Gonzaga, SJ was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result of caring for the vic…
Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian saint (born 1568)
Vincenzo Galilei was an Italian lutenist, composer, and music theorist. His children included the astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei and the lute virtuoso and composer Michel…
Vincenzo Galilei, Italian lute player and composer (born 1520)
Jacobus Gallus was a late-Renaissance composer of presumed Slovene ethnicity. Born in Carniola, which at the time was one of the Habsburg lands in the Holy Roman Empire, he lived a…
Jacobus Gallus, Slovenian composer (born 1550)