Historical Events In 1579

Jan 04   In the year 1579 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 in the year 1579.  

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   In the year 1579 congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands  

Mar 23   In the year 1579 friesland joins Union of Utrecht  

Apr 11   In the year 1579 venlo joins Union of Utrecht  

Apr 12   In the year 1579 francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France  

May 07   In the year 1579 congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands  

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

Jun 30   Mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary on this day in history.  

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

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   On this day in history cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory  

Aug 17   Francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I in the year 1579.  

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

Nov 11   Frans Snyders, Flemish animal painter on this day in history.  

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

Nov 22   Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist in the year 1579.  

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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   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   In the year 1579 birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange  

Aug 24   In the year 1579 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   In the year 1579 albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51  

Nov 15   Ferenc Dávid, Hungarian religious reformer (b. 1510) died on this day in history.  

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

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