Historical Events In 1579

Jan 04   Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1579 artois/Hainault/Dowaai sign pro-Spanish Union of Arras  

Jan 07   In the year 1579 england signs an offensive & defensive alliance with Netherland  

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) on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 06   On this day in history veluwe joins Union of Utrecht  

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

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

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   Artois/Henegouwen/French-Flanders sign Treaty/Peace of Parma recognizing Spanish duke van Parma as land guardian in the year 1579.  

Jun 17   On this day in history 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 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   In the year 1579 mechelen surrenders to duke of Parma  

Jul 25   Valerius Otto, composer in the year 1579.  

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 in the year 1579.  

Aug 17   On this day in history francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I  

Aug 18   Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange in the year 1579.  

Aug 24   In the year 1579 john Amner, composer  

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

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

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

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   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   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   In the year 1579 birth of valerius Otto, composer  

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   In the year 1579 birth of john Amner, composer  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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