Page 2: Historical Events In 1588

Jul 29   British general Drake defeats the Spanish Armada off the coast of Plymouth in the year 1588.   

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

Aug 01   In the year 1588 english admiral Howard van Effingham beats Spanish Armada   

Aug 06   Spanish Armada under Medina Sidonia anchors on this day in history.   

Aug 07   -8] English assault on Spanish Armada on this day in history.   

Aug 08   In the year 1588 alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter   

Aug 08   Sea battle at Grevelingen: English fleet battles Spanish armada on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

Aug 12   In the year 1588 medemblik surrenders to Spanish army   

Sep 04   Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Sep 08   Marin Mersenne, France, mathematician/musician/philosopher (Cartesian) in the year 1588.   

Sep 10   On this day in history nicholas Lanier, composer   

Oct 01   Blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr on this day in history.   

Oct 02   Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies in the year 1588.   

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 27   Valerius Andreas, [Walter Driessens], Flemish historian in the year 1588.   

Dec 23   In the year 1588 hendrik de Guise, French leader of Catholic League, murdered at 37   

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Jan 12   On this day in history birth of john Winthrop, 1st governor (Mass Bay Colony)   

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   On this day in history birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies   

Feb 26   In the year 1588 birth of nicolaus Erich, composer   

Apr 05   On this day in history birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)   

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 in the year 1588.   

Jan 05   In the year 1588 death of qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. 1528)   

Feb 09   On this day in history marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies   

Feb 10   On this day in history joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82   

Feb 24   On this day in history death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist   

Mar 10   On this day in history death of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (b. 1533)   

Mar 17   On this day in history petrus Dathenus, Flemish minister/physician (Psalms of David), dies   

Apr 04   Frederik II, King of Denmark/Norway (1559-88), dies at 53 in the year 1588.   

Apr 19   On this day in history paolo Veronese (Cagliari), painter, dies