Historical Events May 17 Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland. Famous Birthdays May 12 Cosimo II de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621) Famous Deaths May 9 Karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66 1589 History by Year 1591 What Happened in 1590 Battle of Ivry March 14, 1590