Historical Events In 1579

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

Jan 06   On this day in history artois/Hainault/Dowaai sign pro-Spanish Union of Arras  

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

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

Jan 12   In the year 1579 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 in the year 1579.  

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   In the year 1579 veluwe joins Union of Utrecht  

Mar 07   On this day in history congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands  

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

Apr 11   Venlo joins Union of Utrecht on this day in history.  

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

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

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   In the year 1579 anti-English uprising in Ireland  

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

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

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   In the year 1579 valerius Otto, composer  

Jul 26   In the year 1579 francis Drake leaves SF to cross Pacific Ocean  

Jul 28   Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid on this day in history.  

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

Aug 08   On this day in history cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory  

Aug 17   Francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I on this day in history.  

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   Breda forms Union of Utrecht on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Nov 22   On this day in history jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct 24   Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 in the year 1579.  

Nov 15   Ferenc Dávid, Hungarian religious reformer (b. 1510) died on this day in history.  

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

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