Famous Birthdays Oct 5 Johann Schop, German composer and violinist, born in Niedersachsen, Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg (d. 1667) (dates disputed) Born in 1590 Famous Deaths Oct 4 Cujacius [Jacques Cujas], French lawyer, dies at about 68 Oct 12 Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (b. 1543) Oct 29 Dirck Volkertsz Coornhert, Dutch philosopher, poet and engraver, dies at about 68 Sep 1590 History by Year Nov 1590 What Happened in 1590 Battle of IvryMarch 14, 1590