Spanish Mendaña and Queirós Expedition departs Callao, Peru, led by Alvaro de Mendan accompanied by 378 men, women and children in four ships to colonise the Solomon Islands (find Marquesas instead) [1]
Spanish Mendaña and Queirós Expedition departs Callao, Peru, led by Alvaro de Mendan accompanied by 378 men, women and
Spanish Mendaña and Queirós Expedition departs Callao, Peru, led by Alvaro de Mendan accompanied by 378 men, women and children in four ships to colonise the Solomon Islands (find Marquesas instead) [1]
Events Before
A 'Company of Far Lands' established by Dutch merchants in Amsterdam to send ships to the East Indies, beginning of the
A 'Company of Far Lands' established by Dutch merchants in Amsterdam to send ships to the East Indies, beginning of the Dutch East Indies Company [1]
French King Henry IV festival in Paris
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Flemish painter Pieter Stevens is appointed as the royal painter of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II in Prague
Flemish painter Pieter Stevens is appointed as the royal painter of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II in Prague
Siege of Spanish held city of Groningen begins led by Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Orange
The siege of Groningen was a two-month siege which commenced on 19 May 1594, and which took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War.
Dutch city Groningen held by Spain surrenders to Dutch and England army led by Maurice of Orange
The siege of Groningen was a two-month siege which commenced on 19 May 1594, and which took place during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War.
Events After
German astronomer and priest David Fabricius discovers the light variation of Mira, the first variable star
German astronomer and priest David Fabricius discovers the light variation of Mira, the first variable star
Catholic League disbanded
Catholic League disbanded
Albert VII Archduke of Austria occupies Calais
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Pacificatie of Ireland drawn
Pacificatie of Ireland drawn
Dutch explorer Willem Barents sets off from Amsterdam on his third expedition to try to find a Northwest passage through
Dutch explorer Willem Barents sets off from Amsterdam on his third expedition to try to find a Northwest passage through the Arctic
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Korean naval commander Admiral Yi Sun-sin begins his famous war diary "Nanjung ilgi" (included in UNESCO's Memory of the
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Jacob van Neck's fleet leaves Bantam, Java in modern-day Indonesia with 1 million pounds of pepper and cloves and a furt
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King Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Minchit Sra of Burma in single combat, date is now observed as Royal Thai Armed
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William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" is thought to have been first performed; officially published early 1597
William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" is thought to have been first performed; officially published early 1597
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