Historical Events In 1579

Jan 04   In the year 1579 willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar   

Jan 06   Artois/Hainault/Dowaai sign pro-Spanish Union of Arras on this day in history.   

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   Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, (found boiling point temperature) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 25   Treaty of Utrecht signed, marks beginning of Dutch Republic in the year 1579.   

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

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

Mar 06   In the year 1579 veluwe joins Union of Utrecht   

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

Mar 23   In the year 1579 friesland joins Union of Utrecht   

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

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

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   In the year 1579 anti-English uprising in Ireland   

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

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

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   On this day in history mechelen surrenders to duke of Parma   

Jul 25   In the year 1579 valerius Otto, composer   

Jul 26   On this day in history francis Drake leaves SF to cross Pacific Ocean   

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

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

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

Aug 24   John Amner, composer in the year 1579.   

Sep 13   In the year 1579 breda forms Union of Utrecht   

Oct 24   In the year 1579 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651)   

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

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   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   In the year 1579 death of mehmed Pasha Sokolović, Turkish Janissary   

Aug 05   In the year 1579 death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

Oct 24   Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 in the year 1579.   

Nov 15   On this day in history death of ferenc Dávid, Hungarian religious reformer (b. 1510)   

Nov 21   Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier died in the year 1579.   

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