| February 24 | Flemish painter Frederick of Valckenborch becomes porter of Frankfurt-on-Main |
| March 11 | Land guardian Albrecht occupies Amiens on France |
| March 12 | England routes troops to Amiens |
| June 14 | At 4:30 AM Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya for Netherlands |
| June 24 | Cornelis de Houtman's fleet reaches Bantam, West Java |
| August 11 | Germany throws out English sales people |
| August 14 | Cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java |
| August 20 | 1st Dutch East India Company ships returned from Far East |
| September 16 | French troops chase away Albrecht of Austria |
| September 25 | Amiens surrenders to French King Henri IV |
| October 9 | Earl Mauritius occupies Breevoort |
| November 7 | Emilia of Nassau weds Dom Emanuel of Portugal |
