1590 - What happened in 1590 ?

March 1590

Wednesday 14:

Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots defeat the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne during the French Wars of Religion.

May 1590

Thursday 17:

Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.

August 1590

Saturday 18:

John White, the governor of the Colony of Roanoke, returns from a supply-trip to England and finds his settlement deserted.

Thursday 30:

Tokugawa Ieyasu enters Edo Castle. (Traditional Japanese date: August 1, 1590)

September 1590

Saturday 15:

Giambattista Catagna is elected as Pope Urban VII.

Thursday 27:

Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, making his reign the shortest papacy in history.