Historical Events In 1579

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   Union of Utrecht signed, forming protestant Dutch Republic in the year 1579.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In the year 1579 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   In the year 1579 francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France   

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

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   In the year 1579 sir Francis Drake lands on the coast of California and heads north   

Jun 30   In the year 1579 mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary   

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   On this day in history 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   Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1579 antwerp request union with of Utrecht   

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

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   John Amner, composer in the year 1579.   

Sep 13   In the year 1579 breda forms Union of Utrecht   

Oct 24   Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   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   On this day in history birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)   

Aug 18   In the year 1579 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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