1579 in History – What happened in year 1579
✅ Published on March 24th, 2009 in 16th Century in History
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 |
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