Rulers:
• Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603)
• Felipe II, King of Spain (1556-1598)
• Felipe II, King of Portugal (1581-1598)
• Henri III, King of Navarre (1572-1610)
• Henri IV, King of France (1589-1610)
Events:
• Canonization of Isidoro de Sevilla, St. (c.556-636)
Births:
• Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680)
• Coppenol, Lieven Willemsz van (1598-1667)
• Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664)
Deaths:
• Felipe II, King of Spain (1527-1598)
Literature:
• Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595-96)
• Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): Henry IV, Part 2 (1597-98)
• Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): Much Ado About Nothing (1598-99)
Art:
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): Bacco (1596-98)
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): Canestra di frutta (1597-1600)
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): Marta e Maria Maddalena (c.1598)
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): Medusa (1597-99)
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): Ritratto di Maffeo Barberini (1598-99)
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): Sacrificio di Isacco (c.1598)
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): San Giovanni Battista (c.1598)
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): Santa Caterina d’Alessandria (c.1598-99)
• El Greco (1541-1614): Vista de Toledo (1598-99)
• Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614): Ritratto di famiglia (1598-1600)