What Happened in July 1578

Historical Events

  • Jul 2 English explorer Martin Frobisher sights Baffin Island

Famous Birthdays

Ferdinand II (1578-1637)

Jul 9 King of Bohemia & Hungary and German Emperor (1619-37), born in Graz, Austria

  • Jul 31 Catharina Belgica of Nassau, Countess of Hanau-Münzenberg and daughter of William of Orange, born in Antwerp (d. 1648)

Famous Deaths

  • Jul 4 Charles de Berlaymont, baron of Hierges, gov/viceroy of Names, dies