Important Historical Events of the year 1594, Year 1594 in History

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List of 1594 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1594

What happened in the year 1594?

Date	Event
February 19, 1594	Having already been elected to the throne of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father John III of Sweden in 1592.
February 27, 1594	Henry IV is crowned King of France.
June 11, 1594	Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
June 23, 1594	The Action of Faial, Azores. The Portuguese carrack Cinco Chagas, loaded with slaves and treasure, is attacked and sunk by English ships with only 13 survivors out of over 700 on board.
July 5, 1594	Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka.
July 22, 1594	The Dutch city of Groningen defended by the Spanish and besieged by a Dutch and English army under Maurice of Orange, capitulates.
August 30, 1594	King James VI of Scotland holds a masque at the baptism of Prince Henry at Stirling Castle.
October 9, 1594	Troops of the Portuguese Empire are defeated on Sri Lanka, bringing an end to the Campaign of Danture.