Famous Deaths In 1588

Jan 05 Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528) died on this day in history. Share it »

Feb 09 Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies on this day in history. Share it »

Feb 10 Joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82 on this day in history. Share it »

Feb 24 On this day in history death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist Share it »

Mar 10 On this day in history death of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (b. 1533) Share it »

Mar 17 On this day in history petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies Share it »

Apr 04 Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88), dies at 53 on this day in history. Share it »

Apr 19 On this day in history paolo Veronese (Cagliari), painter, dies Share it »

Jun 10 On this day in history valentin Weigel, German mystic, dies Share it »

Jun 18 Anna, daughter of prince Willem I/Anna van Saksen, dies at 24 on this day in history. Share it »

Jul 17 Sinan, Ottoman architect (b. 1489) died on this day in history. Share it »

Aug 08 On this day in history death of alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter Share it »

Aug 12 On this day in history alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45 Share it »

Sep 04 On this day in history robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, dies at 87 Share it »

Oct 01 On this day in history death of blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr Share it »

Oct 02 On this day in history bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies Share it »

Nov 01 On this day in history death of jean Daurat, French poet (b. 1508) Share it »

Nov 02 Wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63 on this day in history. Share it »

Dec 23 Hendrik de Guise, French leader of Catholic League, murdered at 37 died on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of john Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony) Share it »

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto], Spanish painter Share it »

Feb 12 John Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass was born on this day in history. Share it »

Feb 19 On this day in history birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies Share it »

Feb 26 On this day in history birth of nicolaus Erich, composer Share it »

Apr 05 On this day in history birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) Share it »

Apr 15 On this day in history birth of claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist Share it »

May 13 Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born on this day in history. Share it »