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   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 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   Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands in the year 1579.  

Mar 23   In the year 1579 friesland joins Union of Utrecht  

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

Apr 12   Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France on this day in history.  

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

May 17   On this day in history 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 in the year 1579.  

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

Jul 28   On this day in history cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid  

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   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   On this day in history john Amner, composer  

Sep 13   In the year 1579 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   In the year 1579 thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 25   Valerius Otto, composer was born in the year 1579.  

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

Aug 05   In the year 1579 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   In the year 1579 death of thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier  

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