What happened in 1590?
Treaty of Constantinople, Siege of Odawara and Battle of Ivry — among 66 events recorded in 1590. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 12
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Siege of Odawara
1590
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Battle of Ivry
1590 battle
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Russo-Swedish War of 1590–1595
War between Tsardom of Russia and Sweden
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Siege of Paris
1590 diege of the French Wars of Religion
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Siege of Oshi
1590 siege
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Capture of Breda
1590 short battle during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War during which a Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Nassau captured the heavily protected city of Breda
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Siege of Hachigata
1590 siege
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Siege of Shimoda
In Shimoda, Shizuoka
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Battle of Ivangorod
1590 battle
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Siege of Narva
1590 battle
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Battle of Clynetradwell
1590 Scottish clan battle
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Battle of Bayona Islands
Anglo-Dutch–Spanish naval engagement
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Constantinople
1590 treaty
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People 17
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Sixtus V died
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590
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Urban VII died
Pope of the Catholic Church in September 1590
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Giambattista Benedetti died
Mathematician from Italy
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Bernard Palissy died
French potter and engineer
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Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin died
German philologist, poet, playwright, mathematician, and astronomer (1547-1590)
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Martín Ruiz de Gamboa died
Spanish general
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Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva died
Mexican politician
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Simon Fernandez died
Portuguese explorer
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Blasius Ammon died
Austrian Franciscan friar and composer
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Adriano Valerini died
Actor
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Christoph Praetorius died
German music theorist and composer (d. 1590)
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Ahmed I born
Born in Manisa. 14th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1603–1617).
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Théophile de Viau born
Born in Port-Sainte-Marie. French poet (1590-1696).
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Clement X born
Born in Rome. Pope of the Catholic Church from 1670 to 1676 (1590-1676).
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Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw born
Born in Graz. Austrian archduke (1590-1624).
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Maha Thammaracha died
Died in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. King of Siam.
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Ambroise Paré died
Died in Paris. French surgeon.
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Science & Technology 1
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Hortus botanicus Leiden
Botanical garden in the Netherlands
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Watts' West Indies and Virginia expedition
1590 military expedition
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Religion & Belief Systems 17
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Maisel Synagogue
Synagogue
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Zal Mahmud Pasha Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
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Sinan Pasha Mosque
Mosque in Damascus, Syria
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September 1590 papal conclave
Election of Pope Urban VII
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October–December 1590 papal conclave
October – December 1590
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Mosteiro de São Bento
Monastery in Rio de Janeiro
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Madonna delle Vigne
Shrine in Caravonica, Italy
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Madonna dei Lumi
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Basilica Minore de Santuario de San Pedro Bautista
Roman Catholic minor basilica in Quezon City, Philippines
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Santa Maria Nova
16th-century former church in Vicenza, attributed to 1578 designs of Andrea Palladio
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Church of Santo Domingo
Catholic parish church in Cartagena, Spain
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Gorne-Uspensky Convent
Russian monastery
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Santi Pietro e Paolo church
Church building in Brissago in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Colegio de Doña María de Aragón
Former agustinian educational institution based in Madrid
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Convent de Sant Vicent Ferrer d'Algemesí
Convent in Algemesí
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Església de Sant Cebrià de Fogars
Church building in Fogars de la Selva, Spain
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Saint Lawrence church in Orzesze
Historic church in Orzesze, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1590 Neulengbach earthquake
Destructive earthquake in 16th-century Austria
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Bozhou rebellion
1590–1600 rebellion in Ming China
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Architecture & Engineering 14
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Santiago Apóstol parish in Tequixquiac
Church
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Palazzetto Zuccari
Palazzo
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Fort of São Lourenço do Bugio
Cultural heritage monument in Oeiras, Portugal
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Church of St Nicholas, Hulcote
Church in Hulcote, Bedfordshire, England, UK
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Ardvreck Castle
Castle in Highland, Scotland, UK, now ruinous
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Fort São Sebastião de Xama
Former fortified colonial trading post in Ghana
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Abdullah Khan Madrasa
Madrasah in Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
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Bråborg Castle
Swedish castle ruins
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Aspelt Castle
Baroque residence in Luxembourg
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Oulu Castle
Former castle in Oulu, Finland
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Fort of Santo António da Barra
Building in Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal
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Fort of Pessegueiro Island
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Lutheran Church of Koporye in Novosyolki
Church in Russia
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Sint-Servatiuskerk
Church in Wemmel, Belgium
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Empires & Countries 1
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Republic of Saint-Malo founded
Republic of Saint-Malo was founded, with its capital at Saint-Malo.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1590 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1590.
16th century 2
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Chagres and Fort San Lorenzo
Fort in Panama
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Baroque
Cultural movement, starting around 1600
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