Page 2: Historical Events In 1588

Jul 29   British general Drake defeats the Spanish Armada off the coast of Plymouth on this day in history.   

Jul 31   English fleet beats Spanish Armada on this day in history.   

Aug 01   English admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada in the year 1588.   

Aug 06   Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors on this day in history.   

Aug 07   -8] English assault on Spanish Armada on this day in history.   

Aug 08   On this day in history alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter   

Aug 08   In the year 1588 sea battle at Grevelingen: English fleet battles Spanish armada   

Aug 12   In the year 1588 alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45   

Aug 12   Medemblik surrenders to Spanish army in the year 1588.   

Sep 04   Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Sep 08   Marin Mersenne, France, mathematician/musician/philosopher (Cartesian) in the year 1588.   

Sep 10   On this day in history nicholas Lanier, composer   

Oct 01   Blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr on this day in history.   

Oct 02   Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 23   Medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63 in the year 1588.   

Nov 27   Valerius Andreas, [Walter Driessens], Flemish historian on this day in history.   

Dec 23   Hendrik de Guise, French leader of Catholic League, murdered at 37 in the year 1588.   

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Jan 12   John Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony) was born in the year 1588.   

Jan 12   In the year 1588 birth of jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto], Spanish painter   

Feb 12   In the year 1588 birth of john Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass   

Feb 19   Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies was born on this day in history.   

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

Apr 05   In the year 1588 birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

Apr 15   Claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist was born in the year 1588.   

May 13   Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born in the year 1588.   

Jan 05   In the year 1588 death of qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528)   

Feb 09   In the year 1588 marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies   

Feb 10   Joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82 in the year 1588.   

Feb 24   In the year 1588 death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist   

Mar 10   In the year 1588 death of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (b. 1533)   

Mar 17   In the year 1588 petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies   

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

Apr 19   Paolo Veronese (Cagliari), painter, dies on this day in history.