Notable Historical Events - 1598
1598 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 7 |
Boris Godunov seizes Russian throne on death of Feodor I |
Jan 8 |
Jews are expelled from Genoa, Italy |
Jan 12 |
Pope Clement VIII seizes duchy of Ferrara on death of Alfonso |
Feb 17 |
Boris Godunov chosen tsar of Russia |
Feb 21 |
Boris Godunov crowned tsar |
Mar 20 |
French King Henri IV & duke van Mercour sign treaty |
Mar 25 |
Cornelis de Houtman's fleet departs for East-Indies |
Apr 13 |
Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots |
Apr 30 |
1st theater performance in America (Spanish comedy-Rio Grande) |
May 1 |
Jacob van Neck's merchant fleet departs for Java |
May 2 |
France & Spain sign Peace of Vervins |
May 6 |
Archduke Albrecht & Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands |
Jun 30 |
King Philip II moves to Escorial palace |
Jul 10 |
Spanish theater plays "Moros y Los Cristianos" in Rio Grande |
Aug 4 |
London's head office of Hanze closed |
Aug 21 |
-22] Deed of Transfers proclaims Netherlands independence |
Sep 1 |
Spanish king Philip II receives sacraments |
Sep 17 |
Netherland sailors discover Mauritius |
Sep 22 |
Playwright and poet Ben Jonson is indicted for manslaughter as the result of a duel. |
Oct 15 |
Spanish general strategist Bernardino de Mendoza occupies fort Rhine |
Nov 8 |
Spanish troops under Bernardino de Mendoza conquer Doetinchem |
Nov 25 |
Jacob Cornelius van Neck's merchant fleet reaches Bantam West-Java on second Dutch expedition to Indonesia |
Dec 16 |
Seven Year War: Battle of Noryang Point - The final battle of the Seven Year War is fought between the Korean and Japanese navies, resulting in a decisive Korean victory. |
Dec 21 |
Battle of Curalaba: The revolting Mapuche, led by cacique Pelentaru, inflict a major defeat on Spanish troops in southern Chile; all Spanish cities south of the Biobio river are eventually taken by the Mapuches, and all conquest of Mapuche territories by Europeans practically ceases, until the 1870s "Pacification of Araucania". |
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