Historical Events In 1581

Jan 04   James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

Jan 16   English parliament passes laws against Catholicism.   

Jan 22   Joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies   

Jan 28   James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland.   

Jan 28   James VI signs the 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland   

Feb 04   Daniel Selich, composer   

Feb 24   Pope Gregory approves the results of his calendar reform commission.   

Mar 25   Portugese Cortes calls Philip II king of Portugal.   

Apr 01   Portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II.   

Apr 03   Huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies.   

Apr 04   Frances Drake completes circumnavigation of world   

Apr 04   Frances Drake completres circumnavigation of the world, proving the earth is not flat.   

Apr 04   Frances Drake completres circumnavigation of the world.   

Apr 04   Francis Drake completes circumnavigation of the world and is knighted   

Apr 15   Cortes van Thomar accepts Philip II as king of Portugal.   

May 06   Frans Francken, the Younger, painter   

Jun 02   James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, regent of Scotland.   

Jun 18   Thomas Overbury, poet (baptized)   

Jul 02   Johann Staden, composer.   

Jul 11   Peder Skram, Danish senator and naval hero.   

Jul 14   English jesuit Edmund Campion arrested.   

Jul 23   Georges Lalaing, viceroy of Friesland, dies.   

Jul 24   States of Holland/Zealand recognized by Willem van Orange   

Aug 02   Leiden University names Snellius math professor   

Oct 09   Claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist.   

Oct 15   Commissioned by Catherine De Medici, the 1st ballet "Ballet Comique de la Reine," is staged in Paris.   

Oct 19   Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of Ivan IV "the Terrible".   

Nov 07   Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar.   

Nov 29   Doornik surrenders to duke of Parma   

Dec 09   Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange.   

Jan 04   James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Daniel Selich, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1581 birth of fausto Poli, Italian Catholic priest (d. 1653)   

Mar 16   On this day in history birth of pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)   

Apr 24   In the year 1581 birth of vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)   

May 06   Frans Francken, the Younger, painter was born on this day in history.   

Jun 18   Thomas Overbury, poet (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

Jul 02   On this day in history birth of johann Staden, composer   

Jan 22   On this day in history joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies   

Apr 03   Huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies in the year 1581.   

Jun 02   In the year 1581 death of james Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, regent of Scotland   

Jul 11   Peder Skram, Danish senator and naval hero died on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history georges Lalaing, viceroy of Friesland, dies   

Aug 21   Sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527) died in the year 1581.   

Sep 01   In the year 1581 death of guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (b. 1534)   

Sep 30   Hubert Languet, French diplomat and reformer (b. 1518) died in the year 1581.