Date | Event |
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Jan 29 |
Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet |
Feb 9 |
Louis of Nassau ends siege of Maastricht |
Feb 18 |
Zeeland falls to Dutch rebels |
Feb 19 |
Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer & Jisp, Netherlands |
Feb 21 |
Spanish garrison of Middelburg Neth surrenders |
Feb 23 |
France begins 5th holy war against Huguenots |
Apr 14 |
Battle of Mookerhei - D'Avila beats Louis of Nassau |
May 30 |
Henry III follows brother Charles IX as king of France |
May 30 |
Sea battle at Lillo Belgium (Adolf Van Haemstede vs Louis de Boisot) |
Jun 18 |
Polish King Hendrik of Anjou secretly leaves Poland |
Aug 30 |
Guru Ram Das became the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master. |
Sep 13 |
Turkish fleet recaptures Tunis |
Oct 1 |
-2] Storm breaks Leiden dike; drowns 20,000 Spanish soldiers |
Oct 3 |
The Siege of Leiden is lifted by the Watergeuzen and the forces of Admiral Boisot |
Oct 28 |
Prince Willem of Orange installs university |
Nov 22 |
Discovery of the Juan Fernández Islands off Chile. |
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