Events in year of 1591
- 02-03German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau
- 03-01Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French King Henri IV
- 03-13Battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats Sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai
- 04-19Chartres surrenders to King Henri IV in France
- 05-20Spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis / Mauritius
- 06-20Mauritius and Willem van Nassau occupy Devente
- 08-19French King Henri IV occupies Rouen
- 09-21French bishops recognize Henri IV as King of France
- 10-21Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau
- 10-29Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX
- 11-12Castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza
People born in year of 1591
- 05-26Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck: Composer
- 08-24Robert Herrick: England, United Kingdom -- Poet (Gather ye rosebuds)
- 09-08Jacqueline M A de Sainte Madeleine Arnauld: French abbess
- 09-23Michael Lohr: Composer
People died in year of 1591
- 01-07Jacobus de Kerle: French / Flemish composer, dies at about 59
- 01-19Edmond Auger: French Jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60
- 02-05Gerard de Jode: Flemish publisher
- 05-15Dimitri Ivanovitch: Russian Son of Czar Ivan IV, murdered at 9
- 05-17Jost / Jobst / Jodocus Amman: Swiss cartoonist / graphic artist, dies at 51
- 06-21Aloysius [Luigi] van Gonzaga: Prince / Italian Jesuit saint
- 07-18Jakob Handl [Petelin]: Austrian Composer / bandmaster, dies at 40
- 09-12Richard Grenville: Vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49
- 12-14Juan de la Cruz [de Yepes]: Spanish Carmelet / Poet / saint
- 12-30Innocent IX [Giovanni Facchinetti]: Pope, (1591 62 days), dies at 72
Events in year of 1592
- 01-30Ippolito Aldobrandini elected Pope Clement VIII
People born in year of 1592
- 01-05Shah Jahan: Mughal Emperor of India (1628-58) - built the Taj Mahal
- 01-14Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan: Leader of India
- 01-22Pierre Gassendi: Champtercier Provence, France -- Scientist / philosopher
- 01-27Pierre de La Barre: Composer
- 04-14Abraham Elsevier: Book publisher / publisher
- 04-20John Eliot: St. Germans, Cornwall -- English MP / author
- 05-01Johann A Schall von Bell: German missionaries / astronomer
- 05-08Francis Quarles: English poet (Argalus & Parthenia, Emblems)
- 05-13John Cloppenburg: Vicar / theologist
- 06-13Tobias Michael: Composer
- 07-19Erhard Buttner: Composer
- 08-12Willem Earl of Nassau-Siegen: Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik / Heusden)
- 11-08Domenico Mazzocchi: Composer
People died in year of 1592
- 01-05Willem II: Duke of Gulik / Kleef / Gelre, dies at about 75
- 01-06Johan Casimir: Palsgrave at the Rhine
- 03-10Michiel Coxcie: Flemish (court)painter / carpet designer
- 04-22Bartolommeo Ammanati: Italian Sculptor / architect, dies at 80
- 07-01Marc A Ingegneri: Italian violinist / Composer (Responsoria)
- 12-02Alexander Farnese: Land guardian of the Netherlands (1579-92), dies at 46
Events in year of 1593
- 01-05William Louis of Nassau becomes Governor / Viceroy of Drenthe
- 01-27Vatican opens 7 year trial against Scholar Giordano Bruno
- 03-23English Congressionalist Henry Barrow accused of slander
- 06-28Earl Mauritius conquerors Geertruidenberg
- 12-15State of Holland grants patent on windmill with crankshaft
- 12-24Storm hits Texel: 40 ships hit, 500 killed
People born in year of 1593
- 03-19Georges de la Tour: French painter
- 04-03George Herbert: English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs)
- 04-13Thomas Wentworth: London, England -- Earl of Strafford / Viceroy of Ireland
- 05-20Jacob Jordaens: Flemish barok artist
- 08-09Izaak Walton: England, United Kingdom -- Biographer / fisherman / writer (Compleat Angler)
- 09-20Gottfried Scheidt: Composer
- 09-25Matthew Merian [the Elder]: Engraver / bookseller
- 10-11Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip: Anatomy / Mayor of Amsterdam (1654..71)
- 11-30Johann Dilliger: Composer
People died in year of 1593
- 02-07Jacques Amyot: French humanist / abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79
- 04-06Henry Barrow: English puritian / Congressionalist, hanged
- 04-06John Greenwood: English Congressionalist, hanged
- 05-29John Penry: English congressionalist, executed
- 05-30Christopher Marlowe: British dramatist (Tamburlaine the Great), murdered
- 07-11Giuseppe Arcimboldo: 1st surrealist painter
- 07-25Steven Haghen: Navigator / Governor of Ambon (1617-18), dies at 61