Historical Events In 1579

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

Jan 06   In the year 1579 artois/Hainault/Dowaai sign pro-Spanish Union of Arras  

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

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

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

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

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

Feb 09   John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1579 congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands  

Mar 23   On this day in history friesland joins Union of Utrecht  

Apr 11   On this day in history venlo joins Union of Utrecht  

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

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

May 17   On this day in history artois/Henegouwen/French-Flanders sign Treaty/Peace of Parma recognizing Spanish duke van Parma as land guardian  

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

Jun 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history mechelen surrenders to duke of Parma  

Jul 25   In the year 1579 valerius Otto, composer  

Jul 26   Francis Drake leaves SF to cross Pacific Ocean in the year 1579.  

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

Jul 29   Antwerp request union with of Utrecht on this day in history.  

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

Aug 17   In the year 1579 francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I  

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

Aug 24   In the year 1579 john Amner, composer  

Sep 13   Breda forms Union of Utrecht in the year 1579.  

Oct 24   Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Nov 11   In the year 1579 frans Snyders, Flemish animal painter  

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   Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born in the year 1579.  

Feb 09   In the year 1579 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   On this day in history birth of valerius Otto, composer  

Aug 01   Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 18   Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born in the year 1579.  

Aug 24   On this day in history birth of john Amner, composer  

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 in the year 1579.  

Oct 24   Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Nov 15   On this day in history death of ferenc Dávid, Hungarian religious reformer (b. 1510)  

Nov 21   On this day in history death of thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier  

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