| February 3 | German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau |
| March 1 | Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French king Henri IV |
| March 13 | Battle at Tondibi: Moroccans army under Judar beats sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai |
| April 19 | Chartres surrenders to king Henri IV in France |
| May 20 | Spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius |
| June 20 | Mauritius and Willem van Nassau occupy Devente |
| August 19 | French king Henri IV occupies Rouen |
| September 9 | Battle at Flores Azores: Spanish beat English |
| September 21 | French bishops recognize Henri IV as king of France |
| October 21 | Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau |
| October 29 | Giovanni A Facchinetti elected as Pope Innocentius IX |
| November 12 | Castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza |
