Page 2: Historical Events In 1588

Jul 29   British general Drake defeats the Spanish Armada off the coast of Plymouth.   

Jul 31   English fleet beats Spanish Armada.   

Aug 01   English admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada.   

Aug 06   Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors.   

Aug 07   -8] English assault on Spanish Armada   

Aug 08   Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter   

Aug 08   Sea battle at Grevelingen: English fleet battles Spanish armada   

Aug 12   Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45.   

Aug 12   Medemblik surrenders to Spanish army.   

Sep 04   Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, dies at 87   

Sep 08   Marin Mersenne, France, mathematician/musician/philosopher (Cartesian).   

Sep 10   Nicholas Lanier, composer.   

Oct 01   Blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr   

Oct 02   Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies.   

Oct 23   Medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander   

Nov 02   Wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63.   

Nov 27   Valerius Andreas, [Walter Driessens], Flemish historian.   

Dec 23   Hendrik de Guise, French leader of Catholic League, murdered at 37   

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Jan 12   John winthrop: 1st governor (mass bay colony)   

Jan 12   Jose ribera [lo spagnoletto]: Spanish painter   

Feb 12   John winthrop: English attorney/puritan/1st gov of mass   

Feb 19   Pieter de carpentier: Flemish gov-gen of dutch east-indies   

Feb 26   Nicolaus erich: Composer   

Apr 05   Thomas hobbes: England, philosopher (leviathan)   

Apr 15   Claudius salmasius: [claude saumaise], french linguist   

May 13   Ole worm: Danish physician   

Jan 05   Qi jiguang: Chinese general (b. 1528)   

Feb 09   Marquis of santa cruz: Spanish admiral,   

Feb 10   Joost sybrantsz buyck: Amsterdam merchant/regent,    

Feb 24   Johann weyer: Dutch physician and occultist   

Mar 10   Theodor zwinger: Swiss scholar (b. 1533)   

Mar 17   Petrus dathenus: Flemish minister/physician (psalms of david),    

Apr 04   Frederik ii: King of denmark/norway (1559-88),   

Apr 19   Paolo veronese (cagliari): Painter,