What Happened in November 1577

Historical Events

  • Nov 23 Water Geuzen under Captain Slope enters Amsterdam

Famous Birthdays

  • Nov 10 Jacob Cats [Father Cats], Dutch grand pensionary and poet (Houwelyck), born in Brouwershaven, Netherlands (d. 1660)

Piet Heyn (1577-1629)

Nov 25 Dutch privateer who captured a Spanish silver fleet and admiral who became a folk hero, born in Delfshaven, County of Holland


Famous Deaths

  • Nov 19 Matsunaga Hisahide, Japanese warlord (b. 1510)
  • Nov 29 Cuthbert Mayne, English catholic saint, executed for high treason by being hung, drawn and quartered (b. 1543)