Historical Events In 1579

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

Jan 06   On this day in history artois/Hainault/Dowaai sign pro-Spanish Union of Arras   

Jan 07   In the year 1579 england signs an offensive & defensive alliance with Netherland   

Jan 07   In the year 1579 england signs an offensive &defensive alliance with the Netherlands   

Jan 12   On this day in history jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, (found boiling point temperature)   

Jan 23   In the year 1579 union of Utrecht signed, forming protestant Dutch Republic   

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

Feb 09   On this day in history john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian   

Mar 05   On this day in history betuwe joins Union of Utrecht   

Mar 06   In the year 1579 veluwe joins Union of Utrecht   

Mar 07   On this day in history congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands   

Mar 23   Friesland joins Union of Utrecht in the year 1579.   

Apr 11   In the year 1579 venlo joins Union of Utrecht   

Apr 12   On this day in history francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France   

May 07   On this day in history congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands   

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

Jun 17   On this day in history anti-English uprising in Ireland   

Jun 17   On this day in history sir Francis Drake lands on the coast of California and heads north   

Jun 30   In the year 1579 mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary   

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

Jul 21   On this day in history mechelen surrenders to duke of Parma   

Jul 25   In the year 1579 valerius Otto, composer   

Jul 26   Francis Drake leaves SF to cross Pacific Ocean in the year 1579.   

Jul 28   On this day in history cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid   

Jul 29   Antwerp request union with of Utrecht on this day in history.   

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

Aug 17   Francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I on this day in history.   

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

Aug 24   John Amner, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 13   Breda forms Union of Utrecht on this day in history.   

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

Nov 11   Frans Snyders, Flemish animal painter in the year 1579.   

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   In the year 1579 birth of willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

Feb 09   John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born in the year 1579.   

Apr 12   In the year 1579 birth of francois de Bassompierre, marshal of France   

Jul 13   In the year 1579 birth of arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651)   

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

Aug 01   On this day in history birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)   

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

Aug 24   John Amner, composer was born in the year 1579.   

Feb 20   In the year 1579 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   Mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary died in the year 1579.   

Aug 05   On this day in history death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

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   On this day in history death of thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier   

Dec 21   On this day in history death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter