In history, year 1587 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 1587.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1587 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|
| 07 february | Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed at Fotheringhay Castle for her involvement in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Elizabeth Iof England. |
| 29 april | Anglo-Spanish War: In the Bay of Cádiz, Francis Drake led the first of several naval raids on the Spanish Armada that destroyed so many ships that Philip II of Spain had to delay his plans to invade England for over a year. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1587:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 03 November | Samuel Scheidt / Composer / Germany |
| 05 January | Xu Xiake / Geographer / China |
| 08 January | Johannes Fabricius / Academic / Germany |
| 17 October | Nathan Field / Actor / United Kingdom |
| 17 November | Joost van den Vondel / Poet / Netherlands |
| 18 October | Lady Mary Wroth / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 18 September | Francesca Caccini / Writer / Italy |
| 24 June | William Arnold / Settler / United Kingdom |
| 26 February | Stefano Landi / Educator / Italy |