Historical Events In 1588

Jul 29   In the year 1588 british general Drake defeats the Spanish Armada off the coast of Plymouth   

Jul 31   English fleet beats Spanish Armada in the year 1588.   

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   -8] English assault on Spanish Armada on this day in history.   

Aug 08   On this day in history alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter   

Aug 08   In the year 1588 sea battle at Grevelingen: English fleet battles Spanish armada   

Aug 12   Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1588.   

Aug 12   Medemblik surrenders to Spanish army in the year 1588.   

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   On this day in history nicholas Lanier, composer   

Oct 01   On this day in history blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr   

Oct 02   In the year 1588 bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies   

Oct 23   In the year 1588 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   In the year 1588 valerius Andreas, [Walter Driessens], Flemish historian   

Dec 23   On this day in history hendrik de Guise, French leader of Catholic League, murdered at 37   

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Jan 12   John Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Jose Ribera [Lo Spagnoletto], Spanish painter was born in the year 1588.   

Feb 12   On this day in history birth of john Winthrop, English attorney/puritan/1st gov of Mass   

Feb 19   Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies was born in the year 1588.   

Feb 26   On this day in history birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

Apr 05   Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on this day in history.   

Apr 15   On this day in history birth of claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist   

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

Jan 05   Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528) died in the year 1588.   

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

Feb 10   In the year 1588 joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82   

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   Petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies in the year 1588.   

Apr 04   Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   In the year 1588 paolo Veronese (Cagliari), painter, dies