Explore 38 historical events from 1590–1599.
Mumtaz Mahal was the empress consort of Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1631 as the chief consort of the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan. The Taj Mahal in Agra, often cited as one of t…
Mumtaz Mahal, Mughal empress buried at the Taj Mahal (died 1631)
Claude Vignon was a French painter, printmaker and illustrator who worked in a wide range of genres. During a period of study in Italy, he became exposed to many new artistic curre…
Claude Vignon, French painter (died 1670)
John Penry was executed for high treason during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He is Wales' most famous Protestant Separatist martyr.
John Penry, Welsh martyr (born 1559)
Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrig…
Christopher Marlowe, English poet and playwright (born 1564)
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)
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)
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)
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