1599
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1560s 1570s 1580s – 1590s – 1600s 1610s 1620s |
| Years: | 1596 1597 1598 – 1599 – 1600 1601 1602 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1599 MDXCIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2352 |
| Armenian calendar | 1048 ԹՎ ՌԽԸ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6349 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1520–1521 |
| Bengali calendar | 1006 |
| Berber calendar | 2549 |
| English Regnal year | 41 Eliz. 1 – 42 Eliz. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2143 |
| Burmese calendar | 961 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7107–7108 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊戌年 (Earth Dog) 4295 or 4235 — to — 己亥年 (Earth Pig) 4296 or 4236 |
| Coptic calendar | 1315–1316 |
| Discordian calendar | 2765 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1591–1592 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5359–5360 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1655–1656 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1520–1521 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4699–4700 |
| Holocene calendar | 11599 |
| Igbo calendar | 599–600 |
| Iranian calendar | 977–978 |
| Islamic calendar | 1007–1008 |
| Japanese calendar | Keichō 4 (慶長４年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1519–1520 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 10 days |
| Korean calendar | 3932 |
| Minguo calendar | 313 before ROC 民前313年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 131 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2141–2142 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳土狗年 (male Earth-Dog) 1725 or 1344 or 572 — to — 阴土猪年 (female Earth-Pig) 1726 or 1345 or 573 |
1599 (MDXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1599th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 599th year of the 2nd millennium, the 99th year of the 16th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1590s decade. As of the start of 1599, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- January 8 – The Jesuit educational plan known as the Ratio Studiorum is issued.
- June 20 – The Synod of Diamper is convened.
- August 15 – First Battle of Curlew Pass: Irish forces defeat the English.
- September 21 – The first reported performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar at the Globe Theatre in London, is recorded by Swiss traveller Thomas Platter the Younger.
- * October 18 – Battle of Sellenberk: Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia, defeats the army of Andrew Báthory near Șelimbăr, leading to the first recorded uniting of the Romanians.