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   On this day in history england signs an offensive & defensive alliance with Netherland  

Jan 07   In the year 1579 england signs an offensive &defensive alliance with the Netherlands  

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

Jan 23   On this day in history union of Utrecht signed, forming protestant Dutch Republic  

Jan 25   On this day in history treaty of Utrecht signed, marks beginning of Dutch Republic  

Feb 09   On this day in history john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian  

Mar 05   On this day in history betuwe joins Union of Utrecht  

Mar 06   In the year 1579 veluwe joins Union of Utrecht  

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

Mar 23   In the year 1579 friesland joins Union of Utrecht  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 17   Anti-English uprising in Ireland in the year 1579.  

Jun 17   In the year 1579 sir Francis Drake lands on the coast of California and heads north  

Jun 30   Mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary in the year 1579.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 25   On this day in history valerius Otto, composer  

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

Jul 28   Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid in the year 1579.  

Jul 29   Antwerp request union with of Utrecht in the year 1579.  

Aug 08   Cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory in the year 1579.  

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   In the year 1579 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   On this day in history birth of john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian  

Apr 12   On this day in history birth of francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France  

Jul 13   In the year 1579 birth of arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651)  

Jul 25   In the year 1579 birth of valerius Otto, composer  

Aug 01   Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born in the year 1579.  

Aug 18   Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on this day in history.  

Aug 24   In the year 1579 birth of john Amner, composer  

Feb 20   Nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509) died in the year 1579.  

Jun 25   Hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1541) died on this day in history.  

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

Aug 05   In the year 1579 death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)  

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   Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier died on this day in history.  

Dec 21   Vicente Masip, Spanish painter died in the year 1579.