1598
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January 7 -
Boris Godunov seizes the throne of
Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar
Feodor I.
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April 13 -
Edict of Nantes -
Henry IV of France grants French
Huguenots equal rights with
Catholics. Considered the end of the
French Wars of Religion.
*
May 2 -
Peace of Vervins - End of war between
France and
Spain.
*
September 22 -
Ben Jonson is indicted for
manslaughter.
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September 25 -
Battle of Stångebro. The Catholic King
Sigismund of Sweden and Poland is defeated in his attempt to resume control of Sweden by the Protestant forces of his uncle,
Charles Albert. Sigismund is deposed shortly thereafter.
* Philosopher
Tommaso Campanella organizes an uprising in
Calabria against the rule of Spanish
viceroy - he is captured and sentenced for 27 years in jail.
*
Irish rebellion against the English rule - rebel victory at
battle of the Yellow Ford.
*
Parliament of England passes an act that allows transportation of convicts to colonies.
*
November 19 End of the
Seven-Year War. The
Koreans defeat the
Japanese navy in the
Battle of Noryang Point.
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April 17 -
Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian astronomer (died
1671)
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April 23 -
Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral (died
1653)
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July 31 -
Alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor (died
1654)
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August 7 -
Georg Stiernhielm, Swedish poet (died
1672)
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September 23 -
Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (died
1655)
*
November 7 -
Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (died
1664)
*
November 28 -
Hans Nansen, Danish statesman (died
1667)
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December 7 -
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian sculptor (died
1680)
*
Bonaventura Cavalieri, Italian mathematician (died
1647)
*
Johan van Galen, Dutch naval officer (died
1653)
*
Ralph Hopton, Royalist commander in the English Civil War (died
1652)
*
Marmaduke Langdale, Royalist in the English Civil War (died
1661)
*
Baldassarre Longhena, Venetian architect (died
1682)
*
Jean Nicolet, French explorer (died
1642)
*
Gilbert Sheldon,
Archbishop of Canterbury (died
1677)
*
William Strode, English parliamentarian (died
1645)
*
Åke Henriksson Tott, Swedish soldier and politician (died
1640)
See also :Category:1598 births.*
January 6 - Tsar
Feodor I of Russia (born
1557)
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January 9 -
Jasper Heywood, English classicist and translator (born
1553)
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May 3 -
Anna Guarini, Italian singer (born
1563)
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August 4 -
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English statesman (b.
1520)
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September 13 -
Philip II of Spain (born
1526)
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September 18 -
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese warlord (born
1536)
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November 19 -
Yi Sun-sin, Korean naval leader (killed in battle) (born
1545)
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December 15 -
Philips van Marnix, lord of Sint-Aldegonde, Dutch writer and statesman (born
1538)
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Johann Georg, Margrave and Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia (born
1525)
*
Abdulla Khan, Uzbek/Turkoman ruler
*
Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (born
1548)
*
Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (born
1527)
*
Nicolas Pithou, French lawyer and author (born
1524)
See also :Category:1598 deaths.
