Historical Events In 1582

Jan 15   Russia cedes Livonia & Estonia to Poland, loses access to Baltic on this day in history.  

Jan 15   Russia cedes Livonia & Estonia to Poland, loses access to the Baltic on this day in history.  

Jan 23   In the year 1582 john Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis)  

Jan 28   In the year 1582 john Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon)  

Feb 19   Francis of Valois becomes duke of Brabant in the year 1582.  

Feb 24   Pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar in the year 1582.  

Mar 18   Jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched on this day in history.  

Mar 18   On this day in history prince Willem of Orange injured in attack at Antwerp  

Apr 01   Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter on this day in history.  

Apr 03   French van Valois honored as duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen on this day in history.  

Apr 08   In the year 1582 phienas Fletcher, poet  

Apr 16   Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina on this day in history.  

May 01   In the year 1582 marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer  

May 05   On this day in history charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies  

Jun 20   Bishop Domingo de Salazar of Manila suppresses the Philippines on this day in history.  

Jun 21   The Incident at Honnō-ji takes place in Kyoto, Japan on this day in history.  

Jun 26   On this day in history johannes Schultz, composer  

Jul 02   In the year 1582 battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide.  

Jul 22   On this day in history willem van Orange moves from Antwerp to Delft  

Aug 22   King James IV of Scotland captured on this day in history.  

Aug 23   On this day in history french van Valois pays tribute to earl of Flanders  

Oct 04   On this day in history last day of the Julian calendar in Italy, many Catholic countries  

Oct 04   In the year 1582 last Julian calender day in Spain/Portugal/pontifical states  

Oct 04   Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 05   In the year 1582 gregorian calendar introduced in Italy, other Catholic countries  

Oct 15   On this day in history many Catholic countries switch to Gregorian calendar, skip 10 days  

Oct 21   In the year 1582 johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII  

Nov 27   William Shakespeare aged 18, marries Anne Hathaway on this day in history.  

Nov 27   William Shakespeare marries Anne Hathaway on this day in history.  

Nov 28   Playwright & poet William Shakespeare weds Anne Hathaway in the year 1582.  

Nov 28   William Shakespeare, 18, and Anne Hathaway, 26, pay a 40-pound bond for their marriage license in Stratford-upon-Avon in the year 1582.  

Dec 10   On this day in history france begins use of Gregorian calendar  

Dec 11   In the year 1582 fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75  

Dec 14   In the year 1582 zealand/Brabant Neth adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 12/25  

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Jan 23   John Barclay, Scottish satirist/Latin poet (Argenis) was born in the year 1582.  

Jan 28   John Barclay, Scottish satirist/poet (Euphormio's Satyricon) was born in the year 1582.  

Apr 01   Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.  

Apr 01   On this day in history birth of thomas Simpson, composer  

Apr 08   In the year 1582 birth of phienas Fletcher, poet  

May 01   In the year 1582 birth of marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer  

May 28   William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English statesman (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 26   Johannes Schultz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 18   On this day in history death of jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched  

May 05   Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies in the year 1582.  

Jun 21   On this day in history death of oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (b. 1534)  

Jun 23   Shimizu Muneharu, Japanese military leader (b. 1537) died in the year 1582.  

Jul 02   Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. 1528) died in the year 1582.  

Sep 28   On this day in history death of george Buchanan, Scottish historian (b. 1506)  

Oct 04   In the year 1582 theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies  

Dec 11   On this day in history fernando Alvarez de Toledo, marquis of Soria, dies at about 75