1577 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
September 17, 1577
– The Peace of Bergerac is signed between Henry III of France and the Huguenots.
December 13, 1577
– Sir Francis Drake sets out from Plymouth, England, on his round-the-world voyage.
December 17, 1577
– Francis Drake sails from Plymouth, England, on a secret mission to explore the Pacific Coast of the Americas for English Queen Elizabeth I.
Who Were Born On ?
January 12, 1577
– Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644)
February 6, 1577
– Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (d. 1599)
February 8, 1577
– Robert Burton, English cleric and writer (d. 1640)
April 12, 1577
– King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway (d. 1648)
June 12, 1577
– Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643)
June 28, 1577
– Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter (d. 1640)
October 1, 1577
– Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar and saint (d. 1622)
October 17, 1577
– Cristofano Allori, Italian painter (d. 1621)
November 10, 1577
– Jacob Cats, Dutch poet, jurist and politician (d. 1660)
November 25, 1577
– Piet Hein, Dutch naval commander (d. 1629)