1598 in History – What happened in year 1598

In history, year 1598 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1598.

Top Historical Events of the Year 1598:

Date/Month	Event / Incidence / Incident
30 april	King Henry IV of France issued the Edict of Nantes, granting freedom of religion to the Huguenots.
16 december	Admiral Yi Sun-sin's Korean navy defeated the Japanese fleet at the Battle of Noryang, the final naval battle of the Imjin War.
17 September	Sailors from the Netherlands discovered Mauritius.
13 August	Henry IV, the ruler of France, issued the eminent order of Nant. On the basis of this order, Protestant Christians were given full religious freedom.
30 April	Theater organized for the first time in America.

Famous birthdays in the year 1598:

Date/Month	Name / Profession / Country
07 December	Gian Lorenzo Bernini / Painter / Italy
07 August	Georg Stiernhielm / Poet / Sweden
09 April	Johann Crüger / Composer / Germany
17 April	Giovanni Battista Riccioli / Astronomer / Italy
23 April	Maarten Tromp / Army Officer / Netherlands
23 September	Eleonore Gonzaga / Emperor  / Italy
28 November	Hans Nansen / Lawyer / Denmark
31 July	Alessandro Algardi / Sculptor / Italy