Historical Events In 1588

Jul 29   British general Drake defeats the Spanish Armada off the coast of Plymouth in the year 1588.  

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   -8] English assault on Spanish Armada on this day in history.  

Aug 08   On this day in history alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter  

Aug 08   On this day in history sea battle at Grevelingen: English fleet battles Spanish armada  

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

Aug 12   Medemblik surrenders to Spanish army on this day in history.  

Sep 04   Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, dies at 87 in the year 1588.  

Sep 08   In the year 1588 marin Mersenne, France, mathematician/musician/philosopher (Cartesian)  

Sep 10   In the year 1588 nicholas Lanier, composer  

Oct 01   Blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr on this day in history.  

Oct 02   Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 23   Medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander on this day in history.  

Nov 02   Wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 23   Hendrik de Guise, French leader of Catholic League, murdered at 37 in the year 1588.  

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

Jan 12   Jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto], Spanish painter was born in the year 1588.  

Feb 12   On this day in history birth of john Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass  

Feb 19   In the year 1588 birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies  

Feb 26   Nicolaus Erich, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 05   On this day in history birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)  

Apr 15   In the year 1588 birth of claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist  

May 13   On this day in history birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)  

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

Feb 09   In the year 1588 marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies  

Feb 10   Joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82 on this day in history.  

Feb 24   Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist died on this day in history.  

Mar 10   Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (b. 1533) died in the year 1588.  

Mar 17   Petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 04   Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88), dies at 53 in the year 1588.  

Apr 19   Paolo Veronese (Cagliari), painter, dies on this day in history.