Deaths on February 4

Gioseffo Zarlino

Died on February 4, 1590

Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1517)

Gioseffo Zarlino (31 January or 22 March 1517 – 4 February 1590) was an Italian music theorist and composer of the Renaissance. He made a large contribution to the theory of counterpoint as well as to musical tuning.

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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.

Deaths on February 4

Gioseffo Zarlino

Died on February 4, 1590

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