1580 Calendar
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Historical Event(s)
April 6, 1580
– One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.
June 15, 1580
– Philip II of Spain declares William the Silent to be an outlaw.
July 12, 1580
– The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
August 25, 1580
– Battle of Alcântara. Spain defeats Portugal.
September 26, 1580
– Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth.
October 10, 1580
– After a three-day siege, the English Army beheads over 600 Irish and Papal soldiers and civilians at Dún an Óir, Ireland.
Who Were Born On ?
January 6, 1580
– (baptised) John Smith of Jamestown (d. 1631)
January 12, 1580
– Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)
April 18, 1580
– Thomas Middleton, English dramatist (d. 1627)
June 6, 1580
– Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667)
June 9, 1580
– Daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (d. 1655)
September 14, 1580
– Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish writer (d. 1645)
September 15, 1580
– Charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (d. 1659)
December 1, 1580
– Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, French astronomer (d. 1637)
December 4, 1580
– Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626)