Page 2: Historical Events In 1580

Nov 30   Richard Farrant, English composer.   

Dec 01   Edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42.   

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Jan 06   John smith of jamestown: (baptised) john smith of jamestown (d. 1631)   

Jan 12   Jean baptiste van helmont: Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)   

Jan 12   Lord alexander ruthven: Scottish nobleman   

Apr 18   Thomas middleton: English playwright (game of chess)   

Jun 06   Godefroy wendelin: Flemish astronomer    

Jun 09   Daniel heinsius: Flemish scholar    

Jul 06   Johann stobaeus: Composer   

Aug 24   John taylor: English poet   

Jan 18   Antonio scandello: Italian composer (passion of john),   

Jan 31   Hendrik: Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80),    

Feb 02   Bessho nagaharu: Japanese retainer (b. 1558)   

Feb 15   Cunerus petri: Dutch theologist/bishop of leeuwarden,   

Mar 03   Jacob hillebrand: Dutch mayor of groningen,    

Apr 01   Alonso mudarra: Spanish composer   

May 27   Jonker barthold entens van mentheda until middelstum:    

Jun 10   Luis vaz de camoes: Portugal's national poet (os lusiados),