Historical Events Dec 5 Niccolo Sfondrati chosen as Pope Gregory XIV Dec 22 Army of Moroccan Pasha Ahmad al-Mansur begins its epic 135 day crossing of the Saharan desert on his way to defeat the Songhai Empire Events in 1590 Famous Deaths Dec 20 Ambroise Paré, French physician (b. 1510) Dec 27 Emmanuel Philibert of Lalaing, Baron of Montigny and Marquis of Renty, dies at 33 Nov 1590 History by Year Jan 1591 What Happened in 1590 Battle of IvryMarch 14, 1590
