| February 26 | Mauritius of Nassaus sails to Breda |
| March 4 | Mauritius of Nassau's ship reaches Breda |
| March 6 | Earl Mauritius conquerors Breda "turfschip of Breda" |
| March 14 | Battle at Ivry: French King Henri IV beats Catholic League |
| April 2 | States-General appoints earl Mauritius, viceroy of Utrecht |
| May 14 | Battle at Ivry: French king Henri IV beats Catholic League |
| July 6 | English Admiral Francis Drake takess Portuguese Forts at Taag |
| July 19 | King Philip Ii's secretary Antonio Perez escapes jail |
| September 15 | Giambattista Catagna elected as Pope Urban VII |
| December 5 | Noccolo Sfondrato chosen Pope Gregory XIV |
