What Happened in November 1595

Historical Events

English Attack Puerto Rico

Nov 22 English fleet led by Francis Drake and John Hawkins unsuccessfully attack San Juan, Puerto Rico during the Anglo-Spanish War [1]

Famous Deaths

  • Nov 8 Peter Opmeer, Dutch church historian and humanist (Historia Martyrum), dies at 69
  • Nov 12 John Hawkins, English naval commander, Treasurer of the Navy, and early English slave trader, dies at sea at 63
  • Nov 29 Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet, dies at 61