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What Happened in April 1588

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Historical Events

Apr 4 Christian IV succeeds Frederick II as king of Denmark

Famous Birthdays

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)

Apr 5 English philosopher (Leviathan), born in Westport, England

Thomas Hobbes

Apr 15 Claudius Salmasius [Claude Saumaise], French linguist, born in Semur-en-Auxois, France (d. 1653)

Famous Deaths

Apr 4 Frederick II, King of Denmark and Norway (1559-88), dies at 53
Apr 19 Paolo Veronese (Cagliari), painter, dies

What Happened in 1588

Defeat of the Spanish Armada
July 29, 1588

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