Historical Events Oct 23 Remnants of Medina Sidonia's Spanish Armada returns to Santander, Spain Famous Deaths Oct 1 Blessed Edward James, Catholic martyr and priest, executed (beatified 1929) Oct 2 Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies Sep 1588 History by Year Nov 1588 What Happened in 1588 Defeat of the Spanish ArmadaJuly 29, 1588