1593

Events
 May 18 – Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.
 June 22 – Ottoman Empire defeated in Battle of Sisak, their first defeat in Europe.
 July 25 – King Henry IV of France returns to Catholicism, and is recognized as King in most of France.

Births
 July 8 - Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter
 October 27 - Mumtaz Mahal, Mughal empress