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 in the year 1579.   

Jan 07   On this day in history england signs an offensive & defensive alliance with Netherland   

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

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

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

Jan 25   Treaty of Utrecht signed, marks beginning of Dutch Republic on this day in history.   

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

Mar 23   Friesland joins Union of Utrecht on this day in history.   

Apr 11   In the year 1579 venlo joins Union of Utrecht   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 17   Anti-English uprising in Ireland in the year 1579.   

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

Jun 30   On this day in history 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 in the year 1579.   

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

Jul 25   On this day in history valerius Otto, composer   

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

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

Jul 29   Antwerp request union with of Utrecht in the year 1579.   

Aug 08   Cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory in the year 1579.   

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

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

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

Sep 13   In the year 1579 breda forms Union of Utrecht   

Oct 24   Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

Nov 11   On this day in history 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 in the year 1579.   

Feb 09   John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born on this day in history.   

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

Jul 13   Arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

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

Aug 01   Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

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

Aug 24   In the year 1579 birth of john Amner, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 24   Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

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