Historical Events In 1579

Jan 04   Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar in the year 1579.   

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   On this day in history england signs an offensive &defensive alliance with the Netherlands   

Jan 12   Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, (found boiling point temperature) in the year 1579.   

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 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   In the year 1579 congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands   

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

Apr 11   Venlo joins Union of Utrecht in the year 1579.   

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

May 07   Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands on this day in history.   

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

Jun 30   On this day in history 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   In the year 1579 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   Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1579 antwerp request union with of Utrecht   

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   In the year 1579 charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange   

Aug 24   In the year 1579 john Amner, composer   

Sep 13   On this day in history breda forms Union of Utrecht   

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

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   Jan Baptist Stalpart van der Wiele, Dutch lawyer/pastor/lyricist in the year 1579.   

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

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 in the year 1579.   

Jul 13   Arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651) was born in the year 1579.   

Jul 25   In the year 1579 birth of valerius Otto, composer   

Aug 01   Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born in the year 1579.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 20   On this day in history 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   Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) died on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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