20th July » During the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98) e.g first Japanese invasion of Korea, Japanese forces led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Pyongyang, although they were ultimately unable to hold it.
14th August » Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) or Imjin War: At the Battle of Hansan Island, the Korean Navy, led by Yi Sun-sin and Won Kyun, decisively defeats the Japanese Navy, led by Wakisaka Yasuharu, at Hansan Island.
23rd August » Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98) Japanese invasions of Korea: The Siege of Yeongwon Yeongwon Castle is besieged by the Azuchi–Momoyama period Japanese Fourth Division led by Itō Suketaka.
3rd November » The city of San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí e.g San Luis Potosí is founded.
Famous Birthdays in 1592
5th January » Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor (d. 1666)
22nd January » Pierre Gassendi, French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (d. 1655)
28th March » John Amos Comenius, Czech bishop and educator (d. 1670)
11th April » John Eliot (statesman) known as John Eliot, English politician (d. 1632)
22nd April » Wilhelm Schickard, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1635)
28th August » George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (d. 1628)
22nd October » Gustav Horn, Count of Pori, Swedish field marshal and politician (d. 1657)
5th November » Charles Chauncy, English-American clergyman and academic (d. 1672)
Famous Deaths in History for 1592
16th January » John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern (b. 1543)
13th February » Jacopo Bassano, Italian painter (b. 1510)
29th February » Alessandro Striggio, Italian composer (b. 1540)
5th March » Michael Coxcie, Flemish painter (b. 1499)
13th April » Bartolomeo Ammannati, Italian architect and sculptor (b. 1511)
26th July » Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron, French general (b. 1524)
3rd September » Robert Greene (dramatist) known as Robert Greene, English author and playwright (b. 1558)
13th September » Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and author (b. 1533)