Historical Events In 1588

Jul 29   In the year 1588 british general Drake defeats the Spanish Armada off the coast of Plymouth  

Jul 31   English fleet beats Spanish Armada on this day in history.  

Aug 01   English admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada in the year 1588.  

Aug 06   Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors on this day in history.  

Aug 07   On this day in history -8] English assault on Spanish Armada  

Aug 08   On this day in history alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter  

Aug 08   Sea battle at Grevelingen: English fleet battles Spanish armada on this day in history.  

Aug 12   On this day in history alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45  

Aug 12   Medemblik surrenders to Spanish army in the year 1588.  

Sep 04   In the year 1588 robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, dies at 87  

Sep 08   On this day in history marin Mersenne, France, mathematician/musician/philosopher (Cartesian)  

Sep 10   On this day in history nicholas Lanier, composer  

Oct 01   Blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr in the year 1588.  

Oct 02   Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on this day in history.  

Oct 23   In the year 1588 medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander  

Nov 02   Wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Nov 27   Valerius Andreas, [Walter Driessens], Flemish historian on this day in history.  

Dec 23   Hendrik de Guise, French leader of Catholic League, murdered at 37 on this day in history.  

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Jan 12   In the year 1588 birth of john Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony)  

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto], Spanish painter  

Feb 12   In the year 1588 birth of john Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass  

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   On this day in history birth of claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1588 death of qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528)  

Feb 09   In the year 1588 marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies  

Feb 10   In the year 1588 joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82  

Feb 24   On this day in history death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist  

Mar 10   Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (b. 1533) died in the year 1588.  

Mar 17   In the year 1588 petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies  

Apr 04   Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88), dies at 53 in the year 1588.  

Apr 19   Paolo Veronese (Cagliari), painter, dies on this day in history.