February 8 – (7th waxing of Tabaung 942 ME) Prince Shin Thissa, later to become King of Burma in 1599 as
Nyaungyan Min, receives his first executive job when he is appointed to be Governor of Nyaungyan by his father, King
Bayinnaung.[4]
February 23 – The Spanish Army is forced to abandon the
siege of Steenwijk in the Netherlands after more than four months.
May 15 –
Zsigmond Báthory, the 8-year-old son of
Kristóf Báthory, ruler of the Principality of Transylvania, is elected by the Diet of Transylvania as the new
voivode at the request of Kristóf, who dies 12 days later.[7]
May 26 – (10th waning of Nayon 943 ME) In Burma,
Thiri Thudhamma Yaza of Martaban becomes the new Viceroy of Martaban (now Mottama in the Mon State of Myanmar) after the demise of Minye Nandameit.[8]
June 14 – The representatives of the
States General of the Netherlands vote to declare that the throne of the Union of Utrecht is vacant because of the erratic behavior of King Philip II.[10]
July 22 At a meeting of the States General of the Union of Utrecht at Antwerp, the representatives vote to proclaim their independence from Spain in the
Act of Abjuration, abjuring loyalty to
Philip II of Spain as their sovereign, and appointing
Francois, Duke of Anjou, as the new sovereign of the Netherlands; public practice of Roman Catholicism is forbidden.
The
Act of Abjuration is signed at
The Hague by representatives of eight Dutch provinces as a declaration of independence from Spanish rule and a secession from the
Union of Utrecht. The signing confirms a decision made in a July 22 meeting of the States General in
Antwerp. King Philip II of Spain refuses to acknowledge the Abjuration.
July 27 –
Capture of Breda: After a surprise attack the day before,
Spanish troops under the command of
Claude de Berlaymont, Lord of Haultepenne, take the walled city
Breda in the Netherlands. Once inside the gates, the Spanish troops overcome the defenders and carry out the massacre of 584 citizens in the "Haultepenne Fury".[13]
September 30 – In Japan, warlord
Oda Nobunagainvades the Iga Province.[16] With 42,000 troops under his command against 10,000 defenders led by Takino Jurobei, Nobunaga controls most of central Japan within eight days.
^"Morton, James Douglas, 4th Earl of", Encyclopædia Britannica (Vol. 18) (Cambridge University Press, 1911) pp. 880–881
^L. P. Gachard, Études et notices historiques concernant l'histoire des Pays-Bas ("Studies and Historical Comment Concerning the History of the Low Countries") (Hayez, 1890) p.388
^"An eventful year for the Order of St John in Malta", by David Dandria, Times of Malta, June 19, 2011
February 8 – (7th waxing of Tabaung 942 ME) Prince Shin Thissa, later to become King of Burma in 1599 as
Nyaungyan Min, receives his first executive job when he is appointed to be Governor of Nyaungyan by his father, King
Bayinnaung.[4]
February 23 – The Spanish Army is forced to abandon the
siege of Steenwijk in the Netherlands after more than four months.
May 15 –
Zsigmond Báthory, the 8-year-old son of
Kristóf Báthory, ruler of the Principality of Transylvania, is elected by the Diet of Transylvania as the new
voivode at the request of Kristóf, who dies 12 days later.[7]
May 26 – (10th waning of Nayon 943 ME) In Burma,
Thiri Thudhamma Yaza of Martaban becomes the new Viceroy of Martaban (now Mottama in the Mon State of Myanmar) after the demise of Minye Nandameit.[8]
June 14 – The representatives of the
States General of the Netherlands vote to declare that the throne of the Union of Utrecht is vacant because of the erratic behavior of King Philip II.[10]
July 22 At a meeting of the States General of the Union of Utrecht at Antwerp, the representatives vote to proclaim their independence from Spain in the
Act of Abjuration, abjuring loyalty to
Philip II of Spain as their sovereign, and appointing
Francois, Duke of Anjou, as the new sovereign of the Netherlands; public practice of Roman Catholicism is forbidden.
The
Act of Abjuration is signed at
The Hague by representatives of eight Dutch provinces as a declaration of independence from Spanish rule and a secession from the
Union of Utrecht. The signing confirms a decision made in a July 22 meeting of the States General in
Antwerp. King Philip II of Spain refuses to acknowledge the Abjuration.
July 27 –
Capture of Breda: After a surprise attack the day before,
Spanish troops under the command of
Claude de Berlaymont, Lord of Haultepenne, take the walled city
Breda in the Netherlands. Once inside the gates, the Spanish troops overcome the defenders and carry out the massacre of 584 citizens in the "Haultepenne Fury".[13]
September 30 – In Japan, warlord
Oda Nobunagainvades the Iga Province.[16] With 42,000 troops under his command against 10,000 defenders led by Takino Jurobei, Nobunaga controls most of central Japan within eight days.
^"Morton, James Douglas, 4th Earl of", Encyclopædia Britannica (Vol. 18) (Cambridge University Press, 1911) pp. 880–881
^L. P. Gachard, Études et notices historiques concernant l'histoire des Pays-Bas ("Studies and Historical Comment Concerning the History of the Low Countries") (Hayez, 1890) p.388
^"An eventful year for the Order of St John in Malta", by David Dandria, Times of Malta, June 19, 2011