Historical Events In 1579

Jan 04   Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar in the year 1579.   

Jan 06   In the year 1579 artois/Hainault/Dowaai sign pro-Spanish Union of Arras   

Jan 07   England signs an offensive & defensive alliance with Netherland in the year 1579.   

Jan 07   England signs an offensive &defensive alliance with the Netherlands on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1579 jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, (found boiling point temperature)   

Jan 23   Union of Utrecht signed, forming protestant Dutch Republic on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1579 treaty of Utrecht signed, marks beginning of Dutch Republic   

Feb 09   In the year 1579 john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian   

Mar 05   Betuwe joins Union of Utrecht on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Veluwe joins Union of Utrecht on this day in history.   

Mar 07   Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands on this day in history.   

Mar 23   On this day in history friesland joins Union of Utrecht   

Apr 11   In the year 1579 venlo joins Union of Utrecht   

Apr 12   Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France on this day in history.   

May 07   Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands on this day in history.   

May 17   In the year 1579 artois/Henegouwen/French-Flanders sign Treaty/Peace of Parma recognizing Spanish duke van Parma as land guardian   

Jun 17   Anti-English uprising in Ireland on this day in history.   

Jun 17   In the year 1579 sir Francis Drake lands on the coast of California and heads north   

Jun 30   Mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary on this day in history.   

Jul 08   On this day in history our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.   

Jul 21   In the year 1579 mechelen surrenders to duke of Parma   

Jul 25   Valerius Otto, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Francis Drake leaves SF to cross Pacific Ocean on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid in the year 1579.   

Jul 29   On this day in history antwerp request union with of Utrecht   

Aug 08   On this day in history cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory   

Aug 17   On this day in history francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I   

Aug 18   On this day in history charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange   

Aug 24   John Amner, composer in the year 1579.   

Sep 13   On this day in history breda forms Union of Utrecht   

Oct 24   On this day in history albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

Nov 11   In the year 1579 frans Snyders, Flemish animal painter   

Nov 21   Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier on this day in history.   

Nov 22   In the year 1579 jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist   

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Jan 04   Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1579 birth of john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian   

Apr 12   Francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France was born in the year 1579.   

Jul 13   Arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651) was born in the year 1579.   

Jul 25   In the year 1579 birth of valerius Otto, composer   

Aug 01   In the year 1579 birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)   

Aug 18   Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange was born in the year 1579.   

Aug 24   On this day in history birth of john Amner, composer   

Feb 20   On this day in history death of nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509)   

Jun 25   Hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1541) died on this day in history.   

Jun 30   On this day in history death of mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary   

Aug 05   Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) died on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1579 albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

Nov 15   Ferenc Dávid, Hungarian religious reformer (b. 1510) died on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier died on this day in history.   

Dec 21   In the year 1579 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter