Historical Events In 1579

Jan 04   On this day in history willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

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

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

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   Union of Utrecht signed, forming protestant Dutch Republic on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history treaty of Utrecht signed, marks beginning of Dutch Republic   

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

Mar 05   Betuwe joins Union of Utrecht on this day in history.   

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

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

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 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   On this day in history anti-English uprising in Ireland   

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 in the year 1579.   

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   In the year 1579 mechelen surrenders to duke of Parma   

Jul 25   In the year 1579 valerius Otto, composer   

Jul 26   In the year 1579 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 in the year 1579.   

Aug 08   In the year 1579 cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory   

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   In the year 1579 john Amner, composer   

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

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

Nov 11   In the year 1579 frans Snyders, Flemish animal painter   

Nov 21   On this day in history thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier   

Nov 22   Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist in the year 1579.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 25   On this day in history birth of valerius Otto, composer   

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

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

Aug 24   In the year 1579 birth of john Amner, composer   

Feb 20   In the year 1579 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   In the year 1579 death of mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary   

Aug 05   On this day in history death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

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

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

Nov 21   On this day in history death of thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier   

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