Historical Events In 1579

Jan 04   On this day in history willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

Jan 06   Artois/Hainault/Dowaai sign pro-Spanish Union of Arras in the year 1579.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   Union of Utrecht signed, forming protestant Dutch Republic in the year 1579.   

Jan 25   On this day in history 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   Veluwe joins Union of Utrecht in the year 1579.   

Mar 07   Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands in the year 1579.   

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

Apr 11   Venlo joins Union of Utrecht on this day in history.   

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

May 07   Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands in the year 1579.   

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 in the year 1579.   

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   In the year 1579 our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.   

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

Jul 25   Valerius Otto, composer in the year 1579.   

Jul 26   In the year 1579 francis Drake leaves SF to cross Pacific Ocean   

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

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

Aug 08   Cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Francois van Anjou visits English queen Elizabeth I in the year 1579.   

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   In the year 1579 breda forms Union of Utrecht   

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

Nov 11   On this day in history frans Snyders, Flemish animal painter   

Nov 21   On this day in history thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 25   On this day in history birth of valerius Otto, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509) died in the year 1579.   

Jun 25   Hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1541) died in the year 1579.   

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

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 in the year 1579.   

Nov 21   In the year 1579 death of thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier   

Dec 21   Vicente Masip, Spanish painter died in the year 1579.