In history, year 1582 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 1582.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1582:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 15 october | Spain, Portugal, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and mostof the Italian states became the first countries to replace the Juliancalendar with the Gregorian calendar. |
| 10 December | France started using the Gregorian calendar. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1582:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 06 February | Mario Bettinus / Mathematician / Italy |
| 17 October | Johann Gerhard / Academic / Germany |
| 23 December | Severo Bonini / Composer / Italy |
| 27 November | Pierre Dupuy / Historian / France |
| 28 June | William Fiennes / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 28 January | John Barclay / Poet / France |
