| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1591 | Adrian Batten Was Born |
| 1591 | Joan Brudieu Died |
| 1591 | Settimia Caccini Was Born |
| 1591 | Robert Dowland Was Born |
| 1591 | Vincenzo Galilei Died |
| 1591 | Jacobus Gallus Died |
| February 10 1591 | Ambrose Lupo Died |
| 1591 | William Mundy Died |
| 1591 | Isaac Posch Was Born |
| July 30 1591 | Andreas Pevernage Died |
| 1591 | Jacobus de Kerle Died |
| January 18 1591 | Armed Forces Day Remembers Burmese Prince's Death |
| March 13 1591 | Morrocan Forces Defeat The Songhai Empire |
| October 29 1591 | Pope Innocent IX Is Elected |