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| Arrest Raliegh, Walter | |
| Tower of London Imprisoned when Elizabeth I discovers his marriage to Elizabeth Throckmorton |
| Battle of Yellow Sea Korea South Sin, Yi Sung | |
Pyongyang Intercepts a Japan ese reinforcements to Pyongyang, 1st "iron clad" ships in history |
| Yellow Sea Commands the Cholla Navy |
| Birth Cavendish, William | |
| Birth of William Cavendish |
| Birth Villiers | |
| Birth of George Villiers, 4th son of Sir George Villiers |
| Birth Villiers, George | |
| Brooksby Birth of George Villiers, 4th son of Sir George Villiers |
| Birth Jahan | |
| 5th Jan Birth of Shahabuddin Mohammed Shah Jahan |
| Capture Hideyoshi, Toyotomi | |
| Pusan Sends an army across the Straits of Tsushima tocapture Pusan |
| Pyongyang After capturing Pusan marches North & captures Seoul & Pyongyang |
| Seoul After capturing Pusan marches North & captures Seoul & Pyongyang |
| Chief Justice Popham, John | |
| Appointed Chief Justice of the Kings Bench |
| Death Hatton, Christopher | |
| Death of Christopher Hatton |
| Invasion of Korea Go-Yozei | |
Japan invades Korea but is forced out by the Chinese |
| Invasion of Korea Hideyoshi, Toyotomi | |
Japan invades Korea but is forced out by the Chinese |
| Pope Clement VIII | |
| 30th Jan Appointed Pope, the last pontiff to serve during the Counter-Reformation |
| Provost Ruthven, John | |
| Perth Elected as Provost of Perth |
| Perth Ruthven joins with John Stuart, Earl of Atholl and John Graham, Earl of Montrose in offering to serve Queen Elizabeth |
| Reform Maitland | |
| Sponsors the "Gold en Act" which sanctions the Presbyterian hierachy of church courts |
| Rule of Poland Sigismund III Vasa | |
Sigismund III Vasa creates a union over Poland & Sweden |
| Solicitor General Coke, Edward | |
| Appointed Solicitor General |
| Succession Sigismund III Vasa | |
Stockholm Succeeds as King of Sweden |