Historical Events In 1582

Jan 15   Russia cedes Livonia & Estonia to Poland, loses access to Baltic on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Russia cedes Livonia & Estonia to Poland, loses access to the Baltic on this day in history.  

Jan 23   John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) on this day in history.  

Jan 28   In the year 1582 john Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon)  

Feb 19   Francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant on this day in history.  

Feb 24   On this day in history pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar  

Mar 18   Jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched on this day in history.  

Mar 18   Prince Willem of Orange injured in attack at Antwerp in the year 1582.  

Apr 01   On this day in history gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter  

Apr 03   French van Valois honored as duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen on this day in history.  

Apr 08   In the year 1582 phienas Fletcher, poet  

Apr 16   Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina in the year 1582.  

May 01   On this day in history marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer  

May 05   In the year 1582 charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies  

Jun 20   Bishop Domingo de Salazar of Manila suppresses the Philippines on this day in history.  

Jun 21   On this day in history the Incident at Honnō-ji takes place in Kyoto, Japan.  

Jun 26   Johannes Schultz, composer in the year 1582.  

Jul 02   Battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide on this day in history.  

Jul 22   On this day in history willem van Orange moves from Antwerp to Delft  

Aug 22   King James IV of Scotland captured in the year 1582.  

Aug 23   French van Valois pays tribute to earl of Flanders on this day in history.  

Oct 04   In the year 1582 last day of the Julian calendar in Italy, many Catholic countries  

Oct 04   Last Julian calender day in Spain/Portugal/pontifical states on this day in history.  

Oct 04   Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies in the year 1582.  

Oct 05   On this day in history gregorian calendar introduced in Italy, other Catholic countries  

Oct 15   On this day in history many Catholic countries switch to Gregorian calendar, skip 10 days  

Oct 21   Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII in the year 1582.  

Nov 27   William Shakespeare aged 18, marries Anne Hathaway on this day in history.  

Nov 27   William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway on this day in history.  

Nov 28   Playwright & poet William Shakespeare weds Anne Hathaway in the year 1582.  

Nov 28   William Shakespeare, 18, and Anne Hathaway, 26, pay a 40-pound bond for their marriage license in Stratford-upon-Avon on this day in history.  

Dec 10   France begins use of Gregorian calendar on this day in history.  

Dec 11   Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75 on this day in history.  

Dec 14   Zealand/Brabant Neth adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 12/25 in the year 1582.  

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Jan 23   John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 28   John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 01   In the year 1582 birth of gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter  

Apr 01   Thomas Simpson, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 08   Phienas Fletcher, poet was born on this day in history.  

May 01   Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer was born on this day in history.  

May 28   On this day in history birth of william Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662)  

Jun 26   Johannes Schultz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 18   Jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched died on this day in history.  

May 05   In the year 1582 charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies  

Jun 21   Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1534) died in the year 1582.  

Jun 23   In the year 1582 death of shimizu Muneharu, Japanese military leader (b. 1537)  

Jul 02   Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) died on this day in history.  

Sep 28   On this day in history death of george Buchanan, Scottish historian (b. 1506)  

Oct 04   In the year 1582 theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies  

Dec 11   Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75 on this day in history.