Deaths on October 29

Dirck Coornhert

Died on October 29, 1590

Dirck Coornhert, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and politician (b. 1522)

Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert (1522 – 29 October 1590), also known as Theodore Cornhert, was a Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician, theologian and artist. Coornhert is often considered the Father of Dutch Renaissance scholarship.

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Events on 1590

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 October 29

Dirck Coornhert

Died on October 29, 1590

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Siege of Paris (1590)

Roanoke Colony