Historical Events In 1579

Jan 04   Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar in the year 1579.   

Jan 06   On this day in history artois/Hainault/Dowaai sign pro-Spanish Union of Arras   

Jan 07   England signs an offensive & defensive alliance with Netherland on this day in history.   

Jan 07   England signs an offensive &defensive alliance with the Netherlands in the year 1579.   

Jan 12   In the year 1579 jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, (found boiling point temperature)   

Jan 23   Union of Utrecht signed, forming protestant Dutch Republic on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Treaty of Utrecht signed, marks beginning of Dutch Republic in the year 1579.   

Feb 09   In the year 1579 john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian   

Mar 05   Betuwe joins Union of Utrecht on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history veluwe joins Union of Utrecht   

Mar 07   Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands in the year 1579.   

Mar 23   Friesland joins Union of Utrecht on this day in history.   

Apr 11   Venlo joins Union of Utrecht in the year 1579.   

Apr 12   Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France in the year 1579.   

May 07   Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands on this day in history.   

May 17   Artois/Henegouwen/French-Flanders sign Treaty/Peace of Parma recognizing Spanish duke van Parma as land guardian in the year 1579.   

Jun 17   In the year 1579 anti-English uprising in Ireland   

Jun 17   Sir Francis Drake lands on the coast of California and heads north on this day in history.   

Jun 30   In the year 1579 mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary   

Jul 08   On this day in history our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.   

Jul 21   Mechelen surrenders to duke of Parma in the year 1579.   

Jul 25   In the year 1579 valerius Otto, composer   

Jul 26   In the year 1579 francis Drake leaves SF to cross Pacific Ocean   

Jul 28   Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid on this day in history.   

Jul 29   On this day in history antwerp request union with of Utrecht   

Aug 08   On this day in history cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory   

Aug 17   On this day in history francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I   

Aug 18   On this day in history charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange   

Aug 24   On this day in history john Amner, composer   

Sep 13   Breda forms Union of Utrecht on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1579 albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

Nov 11   Frans Snyders, Flemish animal painter on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier in the year 1579.   

Nov 22   On this day in history jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist   

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

Feb 09   In the year 1579 birth of john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian   

Apr 12   In the year 1579 birth of francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France   

Jul 13   On this day in history birth of arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651)   

Jul 25   Valerius Otto, composer was born on this day in history.   

Aug 01   On this day in history birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)   

Aug 18   On this day in history birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange   

Aug 24   John Amner, composer was born in the year 1579.   

Feb 20   On this day in history death of nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509)   

Jun 25   In the year 1579 death of hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1541)   

Jun 30   On this day in history death of mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary   

Aug 05   Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) died on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1579 albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

Nov 15   Ferenc Dávid, Hungarian religious reformer (b. 1510) died in the year 1579.   

Nov 21   In the year 1579 death of thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier   

Dec 21   On this day in history death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter