Historical Events In 1581

Jan 04   In the year 1581 james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

Jan 16   English parliament passes laws against Catholicism in the year 1581.   

Jan 22   In the year 1581 joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies   

Jan 28   In the year 1581 james VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland   

Jan 28   James VI signs the 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1581 daniel Selich, composer   

Feb 24   In the year 1581 pope Gregory approves the results of his calendar reform commission   

Mar 25   Portugese Cortes calls Philip II king of Portugal on this day in history.   

Apr 01   Portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II on this day in history.   

Apr 03   Huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 04   On this day in history frances Drake completes circumnavigation of world   

Apr 04   Frances Drake completres circumnavigation of the world in the year 1581.   

Apr 04   In the year 1581 frances Drake completres circumnavigation of the world, proving the earth is not flat   

Apr 04   On this day in history francis Drake completes circumnavigation of the world and is knighted   

Apr 15   In the year 1581 cortes van Thomar accepts Philip II as king of Portugal   

May 06   On this day in history frans Francken, the Younger, painter   

Jun 02   James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, regent of Scotland on this day in history.   

Jun 18   Thomas Overbury, poet (baptized) in the year 1581.   

Jul 02   In the year 1581 johann Staden, composer   

Jul 11   In the year 1581 peder Skram, Danish senator and naval hero   

Jul 14   In the year 1581 english jesuit Edmund Campion arrested   

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

Jul 24   States of Holland/Zealand recognized by Willem van Orange on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Leiden University names Snellius math professor in the year 1581.   

Oct 09   On this day in history claude G Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician/theologist   

Oct 15   In the year 1581 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" on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Richard Davies, Welsh bishop and scholar in the year 1581.   

Nov 29   Doornik surrenders to duke of Parma in the year 1581.   

Dec 09   Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange in the year 1581.   

Jan 04   James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born in the year 1581.   

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   Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647) was born in the year 1581.   

Apr 24   On this day in history birth of vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)   

May 06   Frans Francken, the Younger, painter was born in the year 1581.   

Jun 18   On this day in history birth of thomas Overbury, poet (baptized)   

Jul 02   In the year 1581 birth of johann Staden, composer   

Jan 22   Joost de Damhoudere, Flemish lawyer, dies on this day in history.   

Apr 03   In the year 1581 huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies   

Jun 02   On this day in history death of james Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, regent of Scotland   

Jul 11   In the year 1581 death of peder Skram, Danish senator and naval hero   

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

Aug 21   In the year 1581 death of sakuma Nobumori, Japanese retainer and samurai (b. 1527)   

Sep 01   Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (b. 1534) died in the year 1581.   

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