Historical Events In 1579

Jan 04   Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Artois/Hainault/Dowaai sign pro-Spanish Union of Arras on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1579.  

Jan 12   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 06   Veluwe joins Union of Utrecht in the year 1579.  

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

Mar 23   Friesland joins Union of Utrecht in the year 1579.  

Apr 11   In the year 1579 venlo joins Union of Utrecht  

Apr 12   Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary  

Jul 08   In the year 1579 our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.  

Jul 21   In the year 1579 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 28   On this day in history cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid  

Jul 29   In the year 1579 antwerp request union with of Utrecht  

Aug 08   In the year 1579 cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory  

Aug 17   Francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 11   Frans Snyders, Flemish animal painter in the year 1579.  

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

Nov 22   In the year 1579 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   Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France was born on this day in history.  

Jul 13   Arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651) was born in the year 1579.  

Jul 25   On this day in history birth of valerius Otto, composer  

Aug 01   In the year 1579 birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)  

Aug 18   In the year 1579 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   In the year 1579 death of nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509)  

Jun 25   Hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1541) died in the year 1579.  

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

Aug 05   On this day in history death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)  

Oct 24   Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 in the year 1579.  

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   In the year 1579 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter