Births on December 18

William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (d. 1640)

William Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken (18 December 1590, Ottweiler – 22 August 1640, Metz), was a Count of Saarbrücken.

14 Mar

Henry IV of France
Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots defeat the forces of the Catholic League under Charles, Duke of Mayenne during the French Wars of Religion.
5 Sep

Siege of Paris (1590)
Alexander Farnese's army forces Henry IV of France to lift the siege of Paris.
24 Oct

Roanoke Colony
John White, the governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists.