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 on this day in history.   

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) 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1579 john Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian   

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   On this day in history congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands   

Mar 23   In the year 1579 friesland joins Union of Utrecht   

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

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

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

May 17   Artois/Henegouwen/French-Flanders sign Treaty/Peace of Parma recognizing Spanish duke van Parma as land guardian in the year 1579.   

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 in the year 1579.   

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   Mechelen surrenders to duke of Parma on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1579 antwerp request union with of Utrecht   

Aug 08   On this day in history cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory   

Aug 17   In the year 1579 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   Breda forms Union of Utrecht in the year 1579.   

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   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | Next Page »

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

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 in the year 1579.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   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 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   In the year 1579 death of vicente Masip, Spanish painter