What happened in 1592?

Japanese invasions of Korea

Wars & Conflicts

1592-1598 campaigns against Joseon by Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Siege of Busan

Wars & Conflicts · Busanjinseong

Battle fought at Busan on 24 May 1592 between Japanese and Korean forces

Battle of Sangju

Wars & Conflicts · Sangju

Battle of the 1592 Japanese invasion of Korea

Siege of Dongnae

Wars & Conflicts · Dongnaeeupseong Fortress

1592 siege

Battle of Imjin River

Wars & Conflicts · Imjin River

Battle of the 1592 Japanese invasion of Korea

Battle of Ch'ungju

Wars & Conflicts

1592 battle

Battle of Dadaejin

Wars & Conflicts

1592 siege

Siege of Pyongyang

Wars & Conflicts · Pyongyang Castle

1592 fought during the Japanese invasions of Korea

Siege of Bihać

Wars & Conflicts · Bihać

1592 siege

Siege of Jinju

Wars & Conflicts · Jinju Fortress

1592 Part of Japanese invasions of Korea

Battle of Brest

Wars & Conflicts · Brest Pokupski

1592 battle

Battle of Yongin

Wars & Conflicts · Yongin

1592 battle

Battle of Craon

Wars & Conflicts · Craon

1592 battle

Battle of Yonan

Wars & Conflicts · Yonan County

1592 battle

Siege of Yeongwon

Wars & Conflicts · Yeongwon Castle

1592 siege

Siege of Coevorden

Wars & Conflicts · Coevorden

1592 siege

Siege of Steenwijk

Wars & Conflicts · Steenwijk

1592 siege

Battle of Pyongyang

Wars & Conflicts · Pyongyang Castle

1592 battle in the Japanese invasion of Korea

Siege of Caudebec

Wars & Conflicts · Caudebec-en-Caux

1592 siege

Battle of Cheongju

Wars & Conflicts · Cheongju

1592 battle

Battle of Okpo

Wars & Conflicts · Okpo-dong

1592 naval battle

Battle of Hansan Island

Wars & Conflicts · Hansando

Naval battle (1592) in southern Korea during the First Japanese Invasion of Korea

Battle of Sacheon

Wars & Conflicts · Sacheon

Naval battle (1592)

Battle of Danghangpo

Wars & Conflicts · Goseong County

1592 naval battle

Battle of Dangpo

Wars & Conflicts · Tongyeong

1592 naval battle

Battle of Flores

Wars & Conflicts · Flores Island

1592 naval battle

Battle of the Bay of Biscay

Wars & Conflicts · Bay of Biscay

1592 battle of the Anglo-Spanish War

Ordos Campaign

Wars & Conflicts · Ningxia

Also known as Ningxia Campaign

Mạc Mậu Hợp died

People · Hanoi

Emperor of Annam

William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel died

People · Kassel

Astronomer, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1532-1592)

André Thévet died

People · Paris

French priest, writer and explorer (1516–1590)

Gabriel Soares de Souza died

People · Bahia

Portuguese botanist (1540-1592)

Brás Cubas died

People · Porto

Portuguese explorer

Marc'Antonio Ingegneri died

People · Cremona

Italian composer

Alessandro Striggio died

People · Mantua

Italian composer

Leonardo Garzoni died

People · Venice

Italian philosopher

Marcello Squarcialupi died

People · Kraków

Physician and astronomer

John Amos Comenius born

People · Uherský Brod

Born in Uherský Brod. Czech teacher, educator, philosopher and writer (1592-1670).

Pierre Gassendi born

People · Champtercier

Born in Champtercier. French philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, priest, and scientist (*1592 – †1655).

Gustav Horn, Count of Pori born

People · Örbyhus

Born in Örbyhus. Swedish/Finnish politician (1592-1657).

Shah Jahan born

People · Lahore Fort

Born in Lahore Fort. The fifth Mughal Emperor from 1628 to 1658.

John III of Sweden died

People · Stockholm

Died in Stockholm. Swedish king (1537-1592).

Hong Taiji born

People · Hetu Ala City

Born in Hetu Ala City. 1st emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1592-1643).

Luarsab II of Kartli born

People · Shiraz

Born in Shiraz. Bagrationi dynasty king of Kartli (1592-1622) (r.1606-1615).

Ligdan Khan born

People · Mongolia

Born in Mongolia. Khagan of the Mongols.

Cesare II Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla born

People · Mantua

Born in Mantua. Italian noble.

University of Fraserburgh

Science & Technology · Fraserburgh

Scottish university (1592-1617)

Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi

Science & Technology

Hospital in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Collegium Melitense

Science & Technology

Jesuit College in Valletta, Hospitaller Malta

University of Dublin

Science & Technology

University located in Dublin, Ireland

Newport's 1592 expedition

Exploration & Discovery · Hispaniola

English privateer attacks against the Spanish Main

Strasbourg Bishops' War

Religion & Belief Systems · Prince-Bishopric of Strasbourg

1502-1604 religious war

1592 papal conclave

Religion & Belief Systems · Apostolic Palace

Election of Pope Clement VIII

Hadji Ramadan Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems · Resen

Mosque in Resen, North Macedonia

Santa Croce, Mortara

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Mortara, Italy

Sant'Andrea degli Scozzesi

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Rome, Italy

Sanctuary of San Girolamo Emiliani

Religion & Belief Systems · Somasca

Sanctuary of San Girolamo Emiliani in Vercurago; Parish of Somasca

chapel of Saint Roch

Religion & Belief Systems

Rural chapel in Sot de Chera, Spain

San Lorenzo Parish Church and San Rocco Oratory

Religion & Belief Systems · Breno

Church building in Ticino, Switzerland

Evangelical church in Gleimenhain

Religion & Belief Systems · Gleimenhain

Baroque church built on Romanesque foundations, Gothic choir, gable roof and octagonal roof turret on the nave in Gleimenhain, Kirtorf, Vogelsbergkreis, Hesse

Lutheran church in Jaunpils

Religion & Belief Systems

Latvian cultural monument No. 6812

St. Georg

Religion & Belief Systems

Parish church in Aßling, Germany

Amber Fort

Architecture & Engineering

Fort and palace in Rajasthan, India

Girolamini

Architecture & Engineering · San Lorenzo

The Church and Convent of the Girolamini

San Giacomo Scossacavalli

Architecture & Engineering

San Giacomo Scossacavalli was a church in Rome, destroyed in 1937

Church of Pietà dei Turchini

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Naples

Igreja de Santo Antônio

Architecture & Engineering · São Paulo

Church building in São Paulo, Brazil

Church of St. Nicholas, Đurakovac

Architecture & Engineering · Gjurakoc

Cultural heritage monument of Kosovo

Gagron Fort

Architecture & Engineering

Fort in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan, India

Changchun Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Beijing, China

Fortezza del Tocco

Architecture & Engineering

Fort in Acireale, Italy

Royal Citadel

Architecture & Engineering

Fort in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK

Chapel of Saint Roque

Architecture & Engineering