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1585 Historical Event(s)
March 3, 1585
– The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza.
April 9, 1585
– The expedition organised by Sir Walter Raleigh departs England for Roanoke Island (now in North Carolina) to establish the Roanoke Colony.
July 7, 1585
– The Treaty of Nemours abolishes tolerance to Protestants in France.
August 8, 1585
– John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage.
Who Were Born On 1585?
January 27, 1585
– Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)
March 5, 1585
– John George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656)
March 16, 1585
– Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero, Dutch writer (d. 1618)
May 1, 1585
– Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill, Belarusian saint (d. 1612)
October 4, 1585
– Anna of Tyrol, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1618)
October 8, 1585
– Heinrich Schütz, German composer (d. 1672)
October 28, 1585
– Cornelius Jansen, Dutch bishop (d. 1638)
November 1, 1585
– Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (d. 1652)
December 4, 1585
– John Cotton, American Puritan leader (d. 1652)
December 31, 1585
– Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, (d. 1645)