Historical Events In 1588

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

Jul 31   In the year 1588 english fleet beats Spanish Armada  

Aug 01   English admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada on this day in history.  

Aug 06   In the year 1588 spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors  

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

Aug 08   Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter in the year 1588.  

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

Aug 12   Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Aug 12   Medemblik surrenders to Spanish army in the year 1588.  

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

Sep 08   Marin Mersenne, France, mathematician/musician/philosopher (Cartesian) in the year 1588.  

Sep 10   On this day in history nicholas Lanier, composer  

Oct 01   Blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr in the year 1588.  

Oct 02   In the year 1588 bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies  

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 in the year 1588.  

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

Dec 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1588 birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies  

Feb 26   Nicolaus Erich, composer was born in the year 1588.  

Apr 05   Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born in the year 1588.  

Apr 15   Claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist was born in the year 1588.  

May 13   In the year 1588 birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)  

Jan 05   In the year 1588 death of qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528)  

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   On this day in history death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist  

Mar 10   Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (b. 1533) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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