Page 2: Historical Events In 1588

Jul 29   British general Drake defeats the Spanish Armada off the coast of Plymouth in the year 1588.   

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

Aug 01   On this day in history english admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada   

Aug 06   On this day in history spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors   

Aug 07   In the year 1588 -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   Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1588.   

Aug 12   In the year 1588 medemblik surrenders to Spanish army   

Sep 04   Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, dies at 87 in the year 1588.   

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

Sep 10   Nicholas Lanier, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 01   In the year 1588 blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr   

Oct 02   Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies in the year 1588.   

Oct 23   On this day in history medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander   

Nov 02   Wilhelmus Damasi, theologist/1st bishop of Roermond, dies at 63 in the year 1588.   

Nov 27   Valerius Andreas, [Walter Driessens], Flemish historian in the year 1588.   

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

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Jan 12   John Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony) was born in the year 1588.   

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

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   In the year 1588 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

Apr 05   Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born in the year 1588.   

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

May 13   Ole Worm, Danish physician (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 10   Joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82 in the year 1588.   

Feb 24   Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist died in the year 1588.   

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

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

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

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