What Happened In History Year 1584

Historical Events for the Year 1584

• 25th March » Walter Raleigh named Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
• 16th May » Santiago de Vera becomes sixth Governor-General of the Spanish colony of the Philippines.
• 10th July » William I of Orange is assassination called assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard.
• 13th September » San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished.

Famous Birthdays in 1584

• 29th January » Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (d. 1647)
• 12th February » Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch historian, poet, and theologian (d. 1648)
• 26th February » Albert VI, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1666)
• 29th March » Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general and politician (d. 1648)
• 27th May » Michael Altenburg, German theologian and composer (d. 1640)
• 13th August » Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland (d. 1640)
• 16th December » John Selden, English jurist and scholar (d. 1654)
• 25th December » Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain (d. 1611)

Famous Deaths in History for 1584

• 4th January » Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1539)
• 10th March » Thomas Norton, English lawyer and politician (b. 1532)
• 28th March » Ivan the Terrible, Russian king (b. 1530)
• 18th May » Ikeda Motosuke, Japanese commander (b. 1559)
• 19th June » Francis, Duke of Anjou (b. 1555)
• 10th July » William the Silent, French prince (b. 1533)
• 12th July » Steven Borough, English navigator and explorer (b. 1525)
• 23rd July » John Day (printer) known as John Day, English printer (b. 1522)
• 22nd August » Jan Kochanowski, Polish poet and playwright (b. 1530)
• 3rd November » Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (b. 1538)

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