Historical Events In 1588

Jul 29   On this day in history british general Drake defeats the Spanish Armada off the coast of Plymouth  

Jul 31   English fleet beats Spanish Armada in the year 1588.  

Aug 01   On this day in history english admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada  

Aug 06   On this day in history spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors  

Aug 07   In the year 1588 -8] English assault on Spanish Armada  

Aug 08   In the year 1588 alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter  

Aug 08   Sea battle at Grevelingen: English fleet battles Spanish armada on this day in history.  

Aug 12   In the year 1588 alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45  

Aug 12   In the year 1588 medemblik surrenders to Spanish army  

Sep 04   Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Sep 08   On this day in history marin Mersenne, France, mathematician/musician/philosopher (Cartesian)  

Sep 10   Nicholas Lanier, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 01   In the year 1588 blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr  

Oct 02   On this day in history bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies  

Oct 23   Medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander in the year 1588.  

Nov 02   Wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63 in the year 1588.  

Nov 27   On this day in history valerius Andreas, [Walter Driessens], Flemish historian  

Dec 23   In the year 1588 hendrik de Guise, French leader of Catholic League, murdered at 37  

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Jan 12   In the year 1588 birth of john Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony)  

Jan 12   In the year 1588 birth of jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto], Spanish painter  

Feb 12   John Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass was born on this day in history.  

Feb 19   On this day in history birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies  

Feb 26   In the year 1588 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer  

Apr 05   In the year 1588 birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)  

Apr 15   Claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist was born on this day in history.  

May 13   Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born in the year 1588.  

Jan 05   Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528) died on this day in history.  

Feb 09   Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 10   Joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82 in the year 1588.  

Feb 24   Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist died in the year 1588.  

Mar 10   In the year 1588 death of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (b. 1533)  

Mar 17   Petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies in the year 1588.  

Apr 04   Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Apr 19   Paolo Veronese (Cagliari), painter, dies in the year 1588.