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) was born in the year 1588.   

Jan 12   Jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto], Spanish painter was born on this day in history.   

Feb 12   John Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass was born in the year 1588.   

Feb 19   In the year 1588 birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies   

Feb 26   Nicolaus Erich, composer was born in the year 1588.   

Apr 05   On this day in history birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

Apr 15   Claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist was born in the year 1588.   

May 13   On this day in history birth of ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654)   

Jan 05   Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528) died on this day in history.   

Feb 09   Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies in the year 1588.   

Feb 10   Joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82 on this day in history.   

Feb 24   In the year 1588 death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist   

Mar 10   In the year 1588 death of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (b. 1533)   

Mar 17   Petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 04   On this day in history frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88), dies at 53   

Apr 19   On this day in history paolo Veronese (Cagliari), painter, dies