What happened in 1599?
Battle of Sellenberk, Battle of Curlew Pass and Battle of Jenné — among 40 events recorded in 1599. A further 13 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 10
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Battle of Sellenberk
1599 battle
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Battle of Curlew Pass
1599 battle
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Battle of Jenné
1599 battle between Morocco and the Mali Empire
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Siege of Zaltbommel
1599 action during the Eighty Years' and Anglo–Spanish wars
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Siege of Cahir Castle
1599 siege
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Battle of Nakhiduri
1599 battle
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Siege of Rees
1599 siege
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Battle of Marttila
1599 battle during the war against Sigismund
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Siege of Schenckenschans
1599 siege
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Forte dos Reis Magos
fort in Brazil
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People 13
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Cornelis de Houtman died
Dutch explorer
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Hoca Sadeddin Efendi died
Ottoman scholar and writer (1536–1599)
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Gasparo Tagliacozzi died
Italian surgeon
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Simon de Cordes died
Dutch merchant and explorer
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Cristofano Malvezzi died
Italian composer
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Abramo Colorni died
Italian-Jewish polymath (1544–1599)
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Giuseppe Meda died
Italian painter (1534-1599)
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Rodrigo Dosma died
Spanish humanism and historian
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Oliver Cromwell born
Born in Huntingdon. English military and political leader (1599–1658).
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Adam Olearius born
Born in Aschersleben. German writer, scholar and diplomat (1599-1671).
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Robert Blake born
Born in Bridgwater. Military commander of the Commonwealth of England (1599-1657).
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Alexander VII born
Born in Siena. Pope of the Catholic Church from 1655 to 1667.
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Andrew Báthory died
Died in Sândominic. Prince-Bishop of Warmia.
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Chios expedition
Tuscan campaign in Chios, late 16th century
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Religion & Belief Systems 7
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Nabi Habeel Mosque
Mosque in Damascus, Syria
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Naziresha Mosque
Mosque in Albania
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Agha Mahmud Mosque
Mosque in Tehran, Iranian national heritage site
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San Rocco parish church
Church building in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
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Convento dei Cappuccini
Convent in Guardiagrele, Italy
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Gyokuhō-ji Temple
Temple in Minato-ku, Tokyo
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Westernach’sches Kaplaneihaus
Renaissance house in Schelklingen, Germany
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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Ácoma Massacre
1599 massacre of Acoma Puebloans by Spanish soldiers
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Architecture & Engineering 3
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San Nicola da Tolentino agli Orti Sallustiani
Church
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Toyokuni Shrine
Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Yanagihara Inari Shrine
Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Globe Theatre
Former theatre in London, England, associated with William Shakespeare
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Empires & Countries 4
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First Toungoo Empire dissolved
First Toungoo Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Bago.
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Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt founded
Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt was founded, with its capital at Rudolstadt.
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Schwarzburg-Sondershausen founded
Schwarzburg-Sondershausen was founded, with its capital at Sondershausen.
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Khandpara State founded
Khandpara State was founded.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 13 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1599 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1599.
16th century 12
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Jorge Cabral died
Ruler of Portuguese India as governor
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Juan de Tolosa died
16th century Spanish conquistador
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António Mota died
Portuguese explorer
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Hernando de Santana died
Conquistador
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Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano died
Spanish conquistador
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Miguel Holguín y Figueroa died
Spanish conquistador
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Juan Tafur died
Spanish conquistador (fl.1518-1552)
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Daniel Santbech died
Dutch mathematician and astronomer
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Loughinisland Churches
Set of 3 ruined church building in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland
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Saint Patrick's, Newry
Church building in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland
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Sketrick Castle
Castle in Killinchy, County Down, Northern Ireland
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Dunaneeny Castle
Ruin in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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1590s 1
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Holy Trinity church in Bielaja Carkva
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