In history, year 1579 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1579.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1579 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|
| 17 june | Explorer Francis Drake landed in a region of present-dayCalifornia, naming it New Albion and claiming it for England. |
| 08 july | Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church,was discovered underground in Kazan, present-day Tatarstan, Russia. |
| 24 October | Jusuit pastor SJ Thomas was the first Englishman to visit India. He arrived in Goa by Portuguese boat. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1579:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 01 August | Luis Vélez de Guevara / Author / Spain |
| 09 December | Martin de Porres / Saint / Peru |
| 09 February | Johannes Meursius / Scholar / Netherlands |
| 11 November | Frans Snyders / Painter / Belgium |
| 13 July | Arthur Dee / Physician / United Kingdom |
| 24 March | Tirso de Molina / Monk / Spain |