1579 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
January 6, 1579
– The Union of Arras is signed.
January 23, 1579
– The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands.
June 17, 1579
– Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.
July 8, 1579
– Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.
Who Were Born On ?
July 13, 1579
– Arthur Dee, English physician (d. 1651)
August 1, 1579
– Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)
August 18, 1579
– Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau, Roman Catholic nun (d. 1640)
December 9, 1579
– Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (d. 1639)
December 20, 1579
– (baptized) John Fletcher, English playwright (d. 1625)