1590s
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| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century
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| Decades: 1560s 1570s 1580s - 1590s - 1600s 1610s 1620s | |
| Years: 1590 1591 1592 1593 1594 1595 1596 1597 1598 1599 | |
Events
1590- March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne.
- May - August - Unsuccessful siege of Paris by Henry IV of France. Henry is forced to raise the siege when the Duke of Parma comes to its relief with a Spanish army.
- May 17 - Anne of Denmark is crowned queen of Scotland.
- August 18 - John White, the governor of the Colony of Roanoke, returns from a supply-trip to England and finds his settlement deserted.
- September 15 - Pope Urban VII succeeds Sixtus V.
- December 5 - Pope Gregory XIV succeeds Urban VII.
- Coptic Pope Gabriel VIII succeeds Yoannis XIV.
- Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria Meletius I succeeds Silvester.
- Japan is united by Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Seven-Year War - Japan invades Korea in 1592 and 1597.
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