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 in the year 1579.   

Jan 07   England signs an offensive & defensive alliance with Netherland on this day in history.   

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

Jan 12   Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, (found boiling point temperature) in the year 1579.   

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

Jan 25   In the year 1579 treaty of Utrecht signed, marks beginning of Dutch Republic   

Feb 09   On this day in history john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian   

Mar 05   Betuwe joins Union of Utrecht in the year 1579.   

Mar 06   In the year 1579 veluwe joins Union of Utrecht   

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

Mar 23   On this day in history friesland joins Union of Utrecht   

Apr 11   Venlo joins Union of Utrecht in the year 1579.   

Apr 12   In the year 1579 francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 17   Sir Francis Drake lands on the coast of California and heads north on this day in history.   

Jun 30   On this day in history mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary   

Jul 08   Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan on this day in history.   

Jul 21   On this day in history mechelen surrenders to duke of Parma   

Jul 25   Valerius Otto, composer in the year 1579.   

Jul 26   Francis Drake leaves SF to cross Pacific Ocean on this day in history.   

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

Jul 29   On this day in history antwerp request union with of Utrecht   

Aug 08   Cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory in the year 1579.   

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

Aug 18   In the year 1579 charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange   

Aug 24   John Amner, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 13   In the year 1579 breda forms Union of Utrecht   

Oct 24   On this day in history albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

Nov 11   Frans Snyders, Flemish animal painter in the year 1579.   

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

Nov 22   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian   

Apr 12   In the year 1579 birth of francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France   

Jul 13   In the year 1579 birth of arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651)   

Jul 25   In the year 1579 birth of valerius Otto, composer   

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 in the year 1579.   

Aug 24   John Amner, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 20   On this day in history death of nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509)   

Jun 25   On this day in history death of hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1541)   

Jun 30   Mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary died in the year 1579.   

Aug 05   Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) died in the year 1579.   

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

Nov 15   In the year 1579 death of ferenc Dávid, Hungarian religious reformer (b. 1510)   

Nov 21   In the year 1579 death of thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier   

Dec 21   Vicente Masip, Spanish painter died on this day in history.