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Born on Monday August 15, 1594
- Maria Schilders, Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Nl
- Ernst II von Öttingen zu Wallerstein († 1670)
- Sibylla Vogel oder Vogel, Leitelshain,Zwickau,Saxony († 1666)
- Adrianus Manselaerts, Temse
- Ernst II Graaf van Oettingen-Wallerstein († 1670)
- Ernst Oettingen Wallerstein, Wallerstein, Schwaben (Bayern) D († 1670)
- Mary Merton, Spelsbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND († 1642)
- Georgius van ROCKEGHEM, Oudenaarde Meldert, Oudenaarde, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Ernst 2 Von Oettingen Wallerstein, Wallerstein, Schwaben (Bayern) D († 1670)
- Godefridus Caers, Dessel
Died on Monday August 15, 1594
- Elizabeth of Skelmorlie Montgomerie (37), Cochrane, Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- Hans Laugesen (64), Ribe, Denmark
- Johan van Sassenbroeck (79), Keulen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Elizabeth Montgomerie (54), Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland
- Margaret Montgomerie (37), Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland
- Jan VAN SASSENBROECK (79)
- Elizabeth Margaret Montgomery (33), Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- Elizabeth Margaret Montgomery- Cochrane (37), Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- Jan van SASSENBROECK (1574)
Born on August 15
- 1507 » George III, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, German prince († 1553)
- 1575 » Bartol Kašić, Croatian linguist and lexicographer († 1650)
- 1589 » Gabriel Báthory, Prince of Transylvania († 1613)
- 1607 » Herman IV, landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg († 1658)
- 1608 » Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel, English politician († 1652)
- 1613 » Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar († 1692)
- 1615 » Marie de Lorraine, duchess of Guise († 1688)
- 1652 » John Grubb, American politician († 1708)
- 1702 » Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian painter and Royal Academician († 1788)
- 1717 » Blind Jack, English engineer († 1810)
Died on August 15
- 1496 » Infanta Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile and León (b. 1428)
- 1506 » Alexander Agricola, Flemish composer (b. c. 1445)
- 1507 » John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1439)
- 1528 » Odet of Foix, Viscount of Lautrec, French general (b. 1485)
- 1552 » Hermann of Wied, German archbishop (b. 1477)
- 1594 » Thomas Kyd, English playwright (b. 1558)
- 1621 » John Barclay, Scottish poet and author (b. 1582)
- 1666 » Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (b. 1591)
- 1714 » Constantin Brâncoveanu, Romanian prince (b. 1654)
- 1728 » Marin Marais, French viol player and composer (b. 1656)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1594
- Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- February 19 » Having already been elected to the throne of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father John III of Sweden in 1592.
- February 27 » Henry IV is crowned King of France.
- June 11 » Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
- June 23 » The Action of Faial, Azores. The Portuguese carrack Cinco Chagas, loaded with slaves and treasure, is attacked and sunk by English ships with only 13 survivors out of over 700 on board.
- August 30 » The christening of Prince Henry of Scotland is celebrated with the Masque at the baptism of Prince Henry at Stirling Castle.
- October 9 » Troops of the Portuguese Empire are defeated on Sri Lanka, bringing an end to the Campaign of Danture.