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   In the year 1588 english fleet beats Spanish Armada  

Aug 01   In the year 1588 english admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada  

Aug 06   Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors in the year 1588.  

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 in the year 1588.  

Aug 12   On this day in history alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45  

Aug 12   On this day in history medemblik surrenders to Spanish army  

Sep 04   On this day in history robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, dies at 87  

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

Sep 10   In the year 1588 nicholas Lanier, composer  

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

Oct 02   Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies in the year 1588.  

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

Nov 02   In the year 1588 wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63  

Nov 27   In the year 1588 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   John Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 12   In the year 1588 birth of john Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass  

Feb 19   Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies was born in the year 1588.  

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

Apr 05   Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 15   On this day in history 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   In the year 1588 death of qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528)  

Feb 09   Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies in the year 1588.  

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

Feb 24   On this day in history death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist  

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

Mar 17   In the year 1588 petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies  

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.