Historical Events In 1579

Jan 04   In the year 1579 willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar  

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 in the year 1579.  

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   In the year 1579 union of Utrecht signed, forming protestant Dutch Republic  

Jan 25   Treaty of Utrecht signed, marks beginning of Dutch Republic in the year 1579.  

Feb 09   John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian in the year 1579.  

Mar 05   In the year 1579 betuwe joins Union of Utrecht  

Mar 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1579 venlo joins Union of Utrecht  

Apr 12   On this day in history francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France  

May 07   Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands on this day in history.  

May 17   In the year 1579 artois/Henegouwen/French-Flanders sign Treaty/Peace of Parma recognizing Spanish duke van Parma as land guardian  

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

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

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

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

Jul 21   Mechelen surrenders to duke of Parma in the year 1579.  

Jul 25   On this day in history valerius Otto, composer  

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

Jul 28   In the year 1579 cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid  

Jul 29   Antwerp request union with of Utrecht on this day in history.  

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

Aug 17   On this day in history 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   In the year 1579 john Amner, composer  

Sep 13   Breda forms Union of Utrecht in the year 1579.  

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 in the year 1579.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 09   John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born in the year 1579.  

Apr 12   Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France was born in the year 1579.  

Jul 13   On this day in history birth of arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651)  

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

Aug 01   In the year 1579 birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)  

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

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

Feb 20   In the year 1579 death of nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509)  

Jun 25   In the year 1579 death of hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1541)  

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

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

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

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

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

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