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What Happened in July 1579

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Historical Events

  • Jul 8 Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan
  • Jul 21 Mechelen surrenders to Duke of Parma

Francis Drake's Circumnavigation

Jul 23 Francis Drake departs San Francisco to cross the Pacific Ocean [1]

Admiral, Explorer and Navigator Francis Drake
  • Jul 28 Cardinal Granvelle returns to Madrid
  • Jul 29 Antwerp request union with Utrecht

Event of Interest

Jul 29 Spanish King Philip II arrests plotters Antonio Perez and Princess van Eboli

King of Spain Philip II of Spain

Events in 1579

Famous Birthdays

  • Jul 13 Arthur Dee, English physician, born in Mortlake, London (d. 1651)
  • Jul 25 Valerius Otto, German composer, born in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. after 1612)
Born in 1579


What Happened in 1579

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