Historical Events Historic Event Mar 1 Pope Gregory XIV threatens to excommunicate French King Henry IV King Henry IV of France Mar 13 Battle at Tondibi: Moroccan army under Judar defeats Sultan Askia Ishaq II of Songhai Famous Birthdays Mar 15 Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) 1590 History by Year 1592 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists