Historical Events In 1579

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

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   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) on this day in history.  

Jan 23   In the year 1579 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   In the year 1579 john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian  

Mar 05   In the year 1579 betuwe joins Union of Utrecht  

Mar 06   Veluwe joins Union of Utrecht on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1579 artois/Henegouwen/French-Flanders sign Treaty/Peace of Parma recognizing Spanish duke van Parma as land guardian  

Jun 17   Anti-English uprising in Ireland on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1579.  

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

Jul 26   On this day in history francis Drake leaves SF to cross Pacific Ocean  

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

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   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   On this day in history john Amner, composer  

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

Oct 24   On this day in history albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51  

Nov 11   On this day in history frans Snyders, Flemish animal painter  

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

Nov 22   In the year 1579 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   John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born in the year 1579.  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history birth of john Amner, composer  

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

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   On this day in history albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51  

Nov 15   In the year 1579 death of ferenc Dávid, Hungarian religious reformer (b. 1510)  

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

Dec 21   In the year 1579 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter