- Apr 24 Pacificatie of Ireland drawn
- May 18 Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya
- May 26 England, France & Netherlands sign Drievoudig Covenant against Spain
- Jun 22 Cornelis de Houtmans fleet reaches Banten Java
- Jun 30 English and Dutch fleet reach Cadiz
- Jul 5 English fleet under Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, captures Cadiz
- Jul 17 At 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya
- Aug 3 David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star)
- Aug 9 Henry van Cuyk becomes bishop of Roermond
- Sep 5 Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java
- Sep 7 Dutch fleet bombards Banten, Java
- Sep 20 Diego de Montemayor founded the city of Monterrey in New Spain.
- Oct 24 -26] Battle at Kerestes: Ottoman beat Austria-Hungary & Germany
- Oct 25 Spanish fleet sails from Lisbon to Ireland
- Oct 31 English, French & Dutch delegates sign anti-Spanish "Triple Covenant"
- Nov 29 King Philip II devalues Spanish currency
- Dec 22 Ferryboat Meuniers crashes in Paris, 150 die