Historical Events In 1579

Jan 04   Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar in the year 1579.  

Jan 06   Artois/Hainault/Dowaai sign pro-Spanish Union of Arras on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history england signs an offensive & defensive alliance with Netherland  

Jan 07   England signs an offensive &defensive alliance with the Netherlands in the year 1579.  

Jan 12   On this day in history jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, (found boiling point temperature)  

Jan 23   On this day in history union of Utrecht signed, forming protestant Dutch Republic  

Jan 25   Treaty of Utrecht signed, marks beginning of Dutch Republic on this day in history.  

Feb 09   John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian on this day in history.  

Mar 05   On this day in history betuwe joins Union of Utrecht  

Mar 06   Veluwe joins Union of Utrecht in the year 1579.  

Mar 07   Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands in the year 1579.  

Mar 23   Friesland joins Union of Utrecht in the year 1579.  

Apr 11   On this day in history venlo joins Union of Utrecht  

Apr 12   Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France on this day in history.  

May 07   In the year 1579 congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands  

May 17   Artois/Henegouwen/French-Flanders sign Treaty/Peace of Parma recognizing Spanish duke van Parma as land guardian on this day in history.  

Jun 17   Anti-English uprising in Ireland in the year 1579.  

Jun 17   In the year 1579 sir Francis Drake lands on the coast of California and heads north  

Jun 30   Mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary on this day in history.  

Jul 08   In the year 1579 our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.  

Jul 21   Mechelen surrenders to duke of Parma on this day in history.  

Jul 25   Valerius Otto, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 26   On this day in history francis Drake leaves SF to cross Pacific Ocean  

Jul 28   Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid in the year 1579.  

Jul 29   Antwerp request union with of Utrecht in the year 1579.  

Aug 08   Cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory on this day in history.  

Aug 17   In the year 1579 francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I  

Aug 18   On this day in history charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange  

Aug 24   On this day in history john Amner, composer  

Sep 13   On this day in history breda forms Union of Utrecht  

Oct 24   In the year 1579 albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51  

Nov 11   On this day in history frans Snyders, Flemish animal painter  

Nov 21   Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier on this day in history.  

Nov 22   In the year 1579 jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist  

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Jan 04   Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born in the year 1579.  

Feb 09   John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born on this day in history.  

Apr 12   Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France was born on this day in history.  

Jul 13   Arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651) was born in the year 1579.  

Jul 25   Valerius Otto, composer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 01   Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born in the year 1579.  

Aug 18   Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born on this day in history.  

Aug 24   On this day in history birth of john Amner, composer  

Feb 20   Nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509) died in the year 1579.  

Jun 25   Hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1541) died in the year 1579.  

Jun 30   In the year 1579 death of mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary  

Aug 05   In the year 1579 death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)  

Oct 24   Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Nov 15   On this day in history death of ferenc Dávid, Hungarian religious reformer (b. 1510)  

Nov 21   Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier died in the year 1579.  

Dec 21   In the year 1579 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter