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Events
- February 13 - Henry III of France is crowned at Reims
- February 14 - Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont
- June 28 - Oda Nobunaga defeats Takeda Katsuyori in the battle of Nagashino, which has been called Japan's first 'modern' battle.
- August 5 - Henry Sidney is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
- October 10 - Battle of Dormans: Catholic forces under Duke Henry of Guise defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
- The Fifth War of Religion erupts in France.
- Stephen Báthory becomes king of Poland.
- Edmund Grindal succeeds Matthew Parker as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Francisco De Obando Y Mexia becomes Governor of Puerto Rico.
- William I of Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon.
- Portugal founds the city of Luanda in Angola.
- William I of Orange founds the University of Leiden.
- Queen Elizabeth I of England grants a monopoly on producing printed sheet music to Thomas Tallis and William Byrd.
- Abraham Ortelius becomes geographer to Philip II of Spain.
- First known self-portrait is painted by Nicholas Hilliard.
Births
- February 4 - Pierre de Bérulle, French cardinal and statesman (died 1629)
- March 5 - William Oughtred, English mathematician (died 1660)
- May 30 - Diego Salcedo, Spanish bishop (died 1644)
- August 14 - Robert Hayman, English-born poet (died 1629)
- November 4 - Guido Reni, Italian painter (died 1642)
- Giambattista Basile, Italian poet (died 1632)
- Edmund Bolton, English historian and poet (died 1633)
- Jakob Böhme, German mystic (died 1624)
- David Calderwood, Scottish divine and historian (died 1650)
- Elizabeth Cecil, 16th Baroness de Ros (died 1591)
- Ignazio Donati, Italian composer (died 1638)
- Alessandro Grandi, northern Italian composer (died 1630)
- Anna Kostka, Polish noblewoman (died 1635)
- Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, successful London merchant (died 1645)
- William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle (died 1622)
- Pedro Téllez-Girón, 3rd Duke of Osuna, Spanish viceroy of Sicily and Naples (died 1624)
- Samuel Purchas, English travel writer (died 1626)
- Arbella Stuart, Duchess of Somerset (died 1615)
- Cyril Tourneur, English dramatist (died 1626)
- Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell (died 1608)
Deaths
- February 21 - Claude of Valois, daughter of Henry II of France (born 1547)
- March 11 - Matthias Flacius, Croatian protestant reformer (born 1520)
- March 15 - Annibale Padovano, Italian composer and organist (born 1527)
- March 24 - Yosef Karo, Spanish-born rabbi (born 1488)
- May 17 - Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1504)
- July 14 - Richard Taverner, English Bible translator
- September 17 - Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (born 1504)
- December 23 - Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese retainer (born 1531)
- December 31 - Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (born None)
- Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician (born 1532)
- James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran (born 1516)
- Takeda Nobukado, Japanese nobleman
- Constantio Varoli, Italian anatomist (born 1543)
- Limahon, Chinese pirate
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